a. | 1. | Serving to gratify; agreeable. | |||
n. | 1. | 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. | |||
2. | A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding fuel while burning.
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v. t. | 1. | To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars; | |||
1. | To rub roughly or harshly, as one body against another, causing a harsh sound; | ||||
2. | To reduce to small particles by rubbing with anything rough or indented; | ||||
3. | To fret; to irritate; to offend. | ||||
v. i. | 1. | To make a harsh sound by friction. | |||
2. | 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. |
Noun | 1. | grate - a frame of iron bars to hold a fire Synonyms: grating |
2. | grate - a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something | |
3. | grate - a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air Synonyms: grating | |
Verb | 1. | grate - furnish with a grate; "a grated fireplace" |
2. | grate - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" | |
3. | grate - reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface; "grate carrots and onions"; "grate nutmeg" | |
4. | grate - make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger" Synonyms: grind | |
5. | grate - scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair" Synonyms: scrape |