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   grate

   /ɡreɪt/

   verb

   • 1. reduce (food) to small shreds by rubbing it on a grater: "peel and roughly grate the carrots" Similar shredrub into piecespulverizemincegrindgranulatecrushcrumblemashsmashfragmentmaceratetechnical:triturate
   • 2. make an unpleasant rasping sound: "the hinges of the door grated" Similar raspscrapejarscratchgrindrubdraggritsqueakscreechcreak
   • ▪ have an irritating effect: "the buzzing sound grated on her nerves" Similar irritateset someone's teeth on edgejarirkexasperateannoyvexnettlepeeverankleangerrub up the wrong waychafefreteat away atinformal:get on someone's nervesget under someone's skinrileaggravateget someone's goat

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French grater, of Germanic origin; related to German kratzen ‘to scratch’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGRATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   GRATE definition: 1. to rub food against a grater in order to cut it into a lot of small pieces: 2. When two hard…. Learn more.

   • English (US)

     GRATE meaning: 1. to rub food against a grater in order to...

   • Znaczenie Grate, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     grate definicja: 1. to rub food against a grater in order to...

   • Grate Spanish Translation

     GRATE translate: rallar, rallar, chirriar, rechinar,...

   • Grate: Catalan Translation

     grate translate: ratllar. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Grate: Italian Translation

     GRATE translate: grattugiare, griglia, grattugiare,...

   • Grate: Japanese Translation

     GRATE translate: （おろし金で）～をおろす, すりおろす, ひっかく, いらいらさせる. Learn...

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   Grate definition: a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.. See examples of GRATE used in a sentence.

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGRATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   GRATE meaning: 1. to rub food against a grater in order to cut it into a lot of small pieces: 2. When two hard…. Learn more.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › grateGrate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   noun. a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something. see more. noun. a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishgrate noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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