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