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Definition of Grate

1. Noun. A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.

2. Verb. Furnish with a grate. "A grated fireplace"

3. Noun. A harsh rasping sound made by scraping something.

4. Verb. Gnaw into; make resentful or angry. "The bad news will grate him"; "His resentment festered"

5. Noun. A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.

6. Verb. Reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface. "Grate nutmeg"

7. Verb. Make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together. "Grate one's teeth in anger"

8. Verb. Scratch repeatedly. "The cat scraped at the armchair"

Definition of Grate

1. a. Serving to gratify; agreeable.

2. n. A structure or frame containing parallel or crosed bars, with interstices; a kind of latticework, such as is used ia the windows of prisons and cloisters.

3. v. t. To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars; as, to grate a window.

4. v. t. To rub roughly or harshly, as one body against another, causing a harsh sound; as, to grate the teeth; to produce (a harsh sound) by rubbing.

5. v. i. To make a harsh sound by friction.

Definition of Grate

1. Noun. A horizontal metal grille through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive cooking) To shred things, usually foodstuffs, by rubbing across a grater. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To rub against, making a (usually unpleasant) squeaking sound. ¹

4. Verb. (by extension) To grate on one’s nerves; to irritate or annoy. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Grate

1. to reduce to shreds by rubbing [v GRATED, GRATING, GRATES]

Medical Definition of Grate

1. 1. To make a harsh sound by friction. "I had rather hear a brazen canstick turned, Or a dry wheel grate on the exletree." (Shak) 2. To produce the effect of rubbing with a hard rough material; to cause wearing, tearing, or bruising. Hence; To produce exasperation, soreness, or grief; to offend by oppression or importunity. "This grated harder upon the hearts of men." (South) p. 647 this page badly done in need of careful proofing Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grate

graste grat grate (current term) grated grated cheese grateful grateful med gratefull gratefuller gratefullest

gratefully gratefulness gratefulnesses grateless grater graters grates

Literary usage of Grate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1887)
""By thus connecting the grate and firepot together and arranging them within ... Arranging a perforated firepot with a grate bottom within a circular stove ..."

2. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1891)
"according to the amount of coal to be burned to supply the demand for steam. The depending webs of the grate-bars are perforated with longitudinal slots, ..."

3. The Cyclopædia;: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature.by Abraham Rees by Abraham Rees (1819)
"While he was in France, ho contrived another grate for burning pit- coals, ... The three middle bars of the front grate, that is, the circular end, ..."

4. Mechanical Draft: A Practical Treatise by Sturtevant, B.F., Co (1898)
"Gordon Hollow Blast grate.— One of the devices for equably distributing the air and stimulating combustion in connection with mechanical draft is the hollow ..."

5. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"Turning softly like a thief, Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot ... At last he came unto яп утоп doore But In the same a little grate was ..."

6. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"grate, (grate) n.». A partition made with bars placed near to one another, ... To grate, (grate) ». n. To rub hard so as to injure or offend ; to make a ..."

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