grate
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- n a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
- n a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
- n a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
- v furnish with a grate
a grated fireplace - v gnaw into; make resentful or angry
- v reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface
grate carrots and onions
grate nutmeg - v make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
grate one's teeth in anger - v scratch repeatedly
- On the way to America, aboard one of three ships that would land at Jamestown, one passenger seemed to grate on the rest like a splintered oar.
- The grate is warm, but soon the moisture from the steam has soaked his newspapers and begins to gather on his clothes.
- To use it, he places a large log toward the rear of the grate, two smaller ones toward the front, and a fourth log, slightly smaller than the first, on the adjustable arms (see .