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Noun grate has 3 senses
- grate, grating - a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
--1 is a kind of framework, frame, framing
--1 is a part of
- grate - a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
--2 is a kind of noise
- grate, grating - a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
--3 is a kind of barrier
--3 has particulars: grille, radiator grille
Verb grate has 5 senses
- grate - furnish with a grate; "a grated fireplace"
--1 is one way to supply, provide, render, furnish
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- eat into, fret, rankle, grate - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"
--2 is one way to annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
Sample sentence:
The bad news will grate him
- grate - reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface; "grate carrots and onions"; "grate nutmeg"
--3 is one way to rub
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- grate, grind - make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger"
--4 is one way to break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- scrape, grate - scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair"
--5 is one way to rub
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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