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Noun, Verb (transitive)

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun grate has 3 senses

grate(n = noun.artifact) grating - a frame of iron bars to hold a fire; Array

is a kind of framework

is a part of furnace, cooking stove, kitchen range, kitchen stove, range, stove

Derived form verb grate₁

grate(n = noun.event) Array - a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something; Array

is a kind of

noise

grate(n = noun.artifact) grating - a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air; Array

is a kind of barrier

has particulars: grille, radiator grille

Derived form verb grate₁

Verb grate has 5 senses

grate(v = verb.possession) Array - furnish with a grate; "a grated fireplace"

Derived forms noun grate₁, noun grate₃, noun grating₂

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

grate(v = verb.emotion) eat into, fret, rankle - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"

is one way to annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex

Sample sentence:
The bad news will grate him

grate(v = verb.contact) Array - reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface; "grate carrots and onions"; "grate nutmeg"

is one way to

rub

Derived form noun grater₁

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

grate(v = verb.contact) grind - make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger"

is one way to break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

grate(v = verb.contact) scrape - scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair"

is one way to rub

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

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CIDE DICTIONARY

grate, a. [L. gratus agreeable, grateful: cf. It. & Sp. grato. See Grace, and cf. Agree.].

Serving to gratify; agreeable. Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster]

grate, n. [LL. grata, fr. L. crates hurdle; or It. grata, of the same origin. Sae Crate, Hurdle.].

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. Shak. [1913 Webster]
A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding fuel while burning. [1913 Webster]

Grate surface (Steam, Boiler) the area of the surface of the grate upon which the fuel lies in the furnace.

grate, v. t.

To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars; as, to grate a window. [1913 Webster]

grate, v. t. [OF grater to scrape, scratch, F. gratter, LL. gratare, cratare; of German origin; cf. OHG. chrazz G. kratzen, D. krassen, Sw. Kratta, and perh. E. scratch.].

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. [1913 Webster]
"On their hinges grate
Harsh thunder." [1913 Webster]

To reduce to small particles by rubbing with anything rough or indented; as, to grate a nutmeg. [1913 Webster]

To fret; to irritate; to offend. [1913 Webster]
"News, my good lord Rome . . . grates me." [1913 Webster]

grate, v. i.

To make a harsh sound by friction. [1913 Webster]
"I had rather hear a brazen canstick turned,
Or a dry wheel grate on the exletree." [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]
"This grated harder upon the hearts of men." [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

grate, v.
1 tr. reduce to small particles by rubbing on a serrated surface.
2 intr. (often foll. by against, on) rub with a harsh scraping sound.
3 tr. utter in a harsh tone.
4 intr. (often foll. by on) a sound harshly or discordantly. b have an irritating effect.
5 tr. grind (one's teeth).
6 intr. (of a hinge etc.) creak.

grate, n.
1 the recess of a fireplace or furnace.
2 a metal frame confining fuel in a grate.

Etymology

ME, = grating f. OF ult. f. L cratis hurdle

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THESAURUS

grate
ablate, abrade, abrase, afflict, aggravate, agonize, ail, andiron, annoy, arabesque, atomize, bark, basketry, basketwork, beat, bite, bolter, bray, brecciate, burn, burn up, cancellation, chafe, chain, clash, coal tongs, colander, comminute, conflict, contriturate, convulse, crane, craunch, crook, cross-hatching, crossing-out, crucify, crumb, crumble, crump, crunch, crush, cut, damper, disintegrate, distress, erase, erode, exacerbate, excruciate, fester, file, filigree, fire hook, fire tongs, firedog, flour, fragment, fray, frazzle, fret, fretwork, gall, get, give pain, gnaw, gnaw away, grain, granulate, granulize, grate on, grating, gravel, graze, grid, griddle, gridiron, grill, grille, griller, grillwork, grind, grind to powder, gripe, grit, hachure, harrow, hatching, hit a clinker, hurt, inflame, inflict pain, interlacement, intertexture, intertwinement, irk, irritate, jangle, jar, jostle, kill by inches, lace, lacerate, lacery, lacework, lacing, lattice, latticework, levigate, lifter, martyr, martyrize, mash, mesh, meshes, meshwork, mill, net, netting, nettle, network, nip, pain, peeve, pester, pestle, pierce, pinch, pique, plexure, plexus, poker, pothook, pound, powder, prick, prolong the agony, provoke, pulverize, put to torture, rack, raddle, rankle, rasp, raze, reduce to powder, reticle, reticulation, reticule, reticulum, riddle, rile, rub, rub away, rub off, rub out, salamander, scour, scranch, scrape, scratch, screech, screen, screening, scrub, scrunch, scuff, set on edge, shard, shred, sieve, sifter, skin, smash, sorter, spit, squash, stab, sting, stridulate, texture, tissue, tongs, torment, torture, tracery, trellis, trelliswork, tripod, triturate, trivet, turnspit, tweak, twist, unstring, untune, vex, wattle, wear, wear away, weave, weaving, web, webbing, webwork, weft, wicker, wickerwork, wound, wring

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Pulverulence
VB come to dust, be disintegrated, be reduced to powder reduce to powder, grind to powder, pulverize, comminute, granulate, triturate, levigate, scrape, file, abrade, rub down, grind, grate, rasp, pound, bray, bruise, contuse, contund, beat, crush, cranch, craunch, crunch, scranch, crumble, disintegrate, attenuate.

Physical Pain
VB feel pain, experience pain, suffer pain, undergo pain, suffer, ache, smart, bleed, tingle, shoot, twinge, twitch, lancinate, writhe, wince, make a wry face, sit on thorns, sit on pins and needles, give pain, inflict pain, lacerate, pain, hurt, chafe, sting, bite, gnaw, gripe, pinch, tweak, grate, gall, fret, prick, pierce, wring, convulse, torment, torture, rack, agonize, crucify, cruciate, excruciate, break on the wheel, put to the rack, flog, grate on the ear.

Furnace
N furnace, stove, kiln, oven, cracker, hearth, focus, combustion chamber, athanor, hypocaust, reverberatory, volcano, forge, fiery furnace, limekiln, Dutch oven, tuyere, brasier, salamander, heater, warming pan, boiler, caldron, seething caldron, pot, urn, kettle, chafing-dish, retort, crucible, alembic, still, waffle irons, muffle furnace, induction furnace, electric heater, electric furnace, electric resistance heat, open-hearth furnace, fireplace, gas fireplace, coal fire, wood fire, fire-dog, fire- irons, grate, range, kitchener, caboose, camboose, poker, tongs, shovel, ashpan, hob, trivet, andiron, gridiron, ashdrop, frying-pan, stew-pan, backlog, hearth, inglenook, oil burner, gas burner, Franklin stove, pot-bellied stove, wood-burning stove, central heating, steam heat, hot water heat, gas heat, forced hot air, electric heat, heat pump, solar heat, convective heat, hothouse, bakehouse, washhouse, laundry, conservatory, sudatory, Turkish bath, Russian bath, vapor bath, steam bath, sauna, warm bath, vaporarium.

Stridor
VB creak, grate, jar, burr, pipe, twang, jangle, clank, clink, scream, yelp, buzz, set the teeth on edge, corcher les oreilles, pierce the ears, split the ears, split the head, offend the ear, grate upon the ear, jar upon the ear.

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