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grate1 /grāt/ transitive verb- To reduce (esp food) to small particles or slivers by rubbing against a rough surface
- To rub hard, scrape or wear away with anything rough
- To grind (the teeth)
- To emit or utter jarringly
intransitive verb- To make a harsh sound
- To jar or rasp (on or against)
- To fret or irritate (usu with on or upon)
ORIGIN: OFr grater, through LL, from OHGer chrazzōn (Ger kratzen) to scratch, related to Swed kratta grātˈer noun An instrument with a rough surface for rubbing (eg cheese) down to small particles grātˈing adjective - Rubbing harshly
- Harsh
- Irritating
noun A grating sound grātˈingly adverb grate2 /grāt/ noun- A framework of bars with spaces between, esp one for holding a fire in a fireplace or furnace, or for looking through a door, etc
- The fireplace or furnace itself
- A cage
- A grid
ORIGIN: LL grāta a grate, from L crātis a hurdle; see crate grātˈed adjective Having a grating grātˈing noun - The bars of a grate
- A perforated cover for a drain, etc
- A partition or frame of bars
- A surface ruled closely with fine lines which diffract light (physics)
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