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1. A frame of iron bars to hold a fire
   - grating
    
2. A harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
    
3. A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
   - grating

1. Furnish with a grate
   "a grated fireplace"
    
2. Gnaw into; make resentful or angry
   "The injustice grated her"
   - eat into, fret, rankle
    
3. Reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface
   "grate carrots and onions"; "grate nutmeg"
    
4. Make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
   "grate one's teeth in anger"
   - grind
    
5. Scratch repeatedly
   - scrape

Sounds like: great

Derived forms: grating, grated, grates

See also: grater

Type of: annoy, barrier, bother, break up, chafe, devil, fragment, fragmentise [Brit], fragmentize, framework, furnish, get at, get to, gravel [US], irritate, nark [Brit], nettle, noise, provide, rag, render, rile, rub, supply, vex

Part of: cooking stove, furnace, kitchen range, kitchen stove, range, stove

Encyclopedia: Grate