Grate - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɡreɪt|  American pronunciation of the word grate
Brit.  |ɡreɪt|  British pronunciation of the word grate

noun

- a frame of iron bars to hold a fire (syn: grating)
- a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
- a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air (syn: grating)

verb

- furnish with a grate
a grated fireplace
- gnaw into; make resentful or angry (syn: fret, rankle)
- reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface
grate carrots and onions
grate nutmeg
- make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together (syn: grind)
grate one's teeth in anger
- scratch repeatedly (syn: scrape)

Extra examples

Please don't grate your nails on the glass, I don't like the sound it makes.

This talk tends to grate on my nerves.

Peel and grate the potatoes.

'Let me go,' he grated harshly.

Mr Fen had a loud voice that grated on her ears.

The stones beneath her shoes grated harshly.

A roaring fire was in the grate.

Red hot coals glowed in the grate.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: grate
he/she/it: grates
present participle: grating
past tense: grated
past participle: grated
noun
singular: grate
plural: grates
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