A horizontal metal grill through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot Example: The grate stopped the sheep from escaping from their field.
A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding fuel while burning
To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars Example: to grate a window
To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater Example: I need to grate the cheese before the potato is cooked.
To make an unpleasant rasping sound, often as the result of rubbing against something Example: Listening to his teeth grate all day long drives me mad.
(by extension) to get on one's nerves; to irritate, annoy Example: She’s nice enough, but she can begin to grate if there is no-one else to talk to.
(by extension) to annoy
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