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What (who) is Grate - definition
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Grate (disambiguation)
grate
v. (D; intr.) to grate on (the noise grates on my ears)
grate
(grates, grating, grated)
1.
A grate is a framework of metal bars in a fireplace, which holds the coal or wood.
A wood fire burned in the grate.
N-COUNT
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.
Grate the cheese into a mixing bowl.
...grated carrot.
VERB: V n, V-ed
3.
When something grates, it rubs against something else making a harsh, unpleasant sound.
His chair grated as he got to his feet...
The gun barrel grated against the floor.
VERB: V, V against/on n
4.
If something such as someone's behaviour grates on you or grates, it makes you feel annoyed.
His manner always grated on me...
What truly grates is the painful banter.
VERB: V on n, V
5.
see also grating
grate
I. v. a.
1.
Rub, scrape, abrade.
2.
Rasp, comminute, reduce to particles by rubbing.
II. v. n.
Be irritating, be disagreeable, be offensive.
III. n.
1.
Grating, bars, lattice-work.
2.
Fire-bed, receptacle for fuel.
Wikipedia
Grate
Grate may refer to:
- Grate, the metal part of a fireplace where the fire is placed
- Grate, the act of using a grater, a kitchen utensil
- Grate, or grille, a barrier through which small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot
- Grating, a covering of a drain
Examples of use of Grate
1. Grate the tomato and add the rest of the ingredients.
2. He pressed his hands against the air conditioning grate.
3. One of them, "El Chino," silently takes a fistful and vanishes behind a solid steel grate.
4. Each grate weighs some 100 kilos and is worth about 30 euros.
5. However, their endless squabbling and indifference to their people‘s suffering is beginning to grate.