When you grate something you rip it to shreds, like a pound of solid cheese that you shred for a recipe.
Serving to gratify; agreeable.
Noun
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
Noun
a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
Noun
a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
Verb
scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair"
Verb
make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one''s teeth in anger"
Verb
reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface; "grate carrots and onions"; "grate nutmeg"
Verb
gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"
Verb
furnish with a grate; "a grated fireplace"
a.
Serving to gratify; agreeable.
n.
A structure or frame containing parallel or crosed bars,
with interstices; a kind of latticework, such as is used ia the windows
of prisons and cloisters.
n.
A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding
fuel while burning.
v. t.
To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or
crossbars; as, to grate a window.
v. t.
To rub roughly or harshly, as one body against another,
causing a harsh sound; as, to grate the teeth; to produce (a harsh
sound) by rubbing.
v. t.
To reduce to small particles by rubbing with anything
rough or indented; as, to grate a nutmeg.
v. t.
To fret; to irritate; to offend.
v. i.
To make a harsh sound by friction.
v. i.
To produce the effect of rubbing with a hard rough
material; to cause wearing, tearing, or bruising. Hence; To produce
exasperation, soreness, or grief; to offend by oppression or
importunity.
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On their hinges grate Harsh thunder.2.
News, my good lord Rome . . . grates me.
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I had rather hear a brazen canstick turned, Or a dry wheel grate on the exletree.2.
This grated harder upon the hearts of men.
Serving to gratify; agreeable.
A structure or frame containing parallel or crosed bars, with interstices; a kind of latticework, such as is used ia the windows of prisons and cloisters.
To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars;
To rub roughly or harshly, as one body against another, causing a harsh sound;
To make a harsh sound by friction.
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