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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.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › grateGrate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of GRATE is grating. How to use grate in a sentence. grating; a barred frame for cooking over a fire; a frame or bed of iron bars to hold a stove or furnace fire…

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGRATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. (transitive) to reduce to small shreds by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface. to grate carrots. 2. to scrape (an object) against something or (objects) together, producing a harsh rasping sound, or (of objects) to scrape with such a sound. 3. (intr; foll by on or upon) to annoy. noun. 4.

5. 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.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › grateGRATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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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.

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.thefreedictionary.com › grateGrate - definition of grate by The Free Dictionary

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   1. (Cookery) (tr) to reduce to small shreds by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface: to grate carrots. 2. to scrape (an object) against something or (objects) together, producing a harsh rasping sound, or (of objects) to scrape with such a sound. 3. (intr; foll by on or upon) to annoy. n.

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

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   Definition of grate noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryGRATE - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

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    1. A grate is a framework of metal bars in a fireplace, which holds the wood or coal. [...] 2. If you grate food such as cheese or carrots, you rub it over a metal tool called a grater so that the food is cut into very small pieces. [...] 3. When something grates, it rubs against something else, making a harsh, unpleasant sound. [...] More.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarygrate | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    grate meaning: 1. to break food such as cheese into small, thin pieces by rubbing it against a grater (= kitchen…. Learn more.