English to English
grate
(gr/eI/t
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adjective (a)
- Serving to gratify; agreeable.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something(noun.event)source: wordnet30
- a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- 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.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- furnish with a grate(verb.possession)Example:
A grated fireplace.
source: wordnet30 - reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface(verb.contact)Example:
Grate carrots and onions.
Grate nutmeg.
source: wordnet30 - make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together(verb.contact)Example:
Grate one's teeth in anger.
source: wordnet30 - To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars; as, to grate a window.(verb)source: webster1913
- 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.(verb)source: webster1913
- To make a harsh sound by friction.(verb)source: webster1913