Adjacent Words

Grate definitions

	Tweet

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GRATE, n. [L. crates, a grate, a hurdle.]
1. A work or frame, composed of parallel or cross bars, with interstices; a kind of lattice-work, such as is used in the windows of prisons and cloisters.
2. An instrument or frame of iron bars for holding coals, used as fuel, in houses, stores, shops, etc.
GRATE, v.t. To furnish with grates; to make fast with cross bars.
GRATE, v.t. [L. rado.]
1. To rub, as a body with a rough surface against another body; to rub one thing against another, so as to produce a harsh sound; as, to grate the teeth.
2. To wear away in small particles, by rubbing with any thing rough or indented; as, to grate a nutmeg.
3. To offend; to fret; to vex; to irritate; to mortify; as, harsh words grate the heart; they are grating to the feeling; harsh sounds grate the ear.
4. To make a harsh sound, by rubbing or the friction of rough bodies.
GRATE', v.i. To rub hard, so as to offend; to offend by oppression or importunity.
This grated harder upon the hearts of men.
1. To make a harsh sound by the friction of rough bodies.
GRATE, a. [L. gratus.] Agreeable. [Not in use.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a frame of iron bars to hold a fire [syn: grate, 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 [syn: grate, grating] v
1: furnish with a grate; "a grated fireplace"
2: gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" [syn: eat into, fret, rankle, grate]
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" [syn: grate, grind]
5: scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair" [syn: scrape, grate]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (grated; grating) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French grater to scratch, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German krazz?n to scratch Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. archaic abrade 2. to reduce to small particles by rubbing on something rough <grate cheese> 3. fret, irritate 4. a. to gnash or grind noisily b. to cause to make a rasping sound c. to utter in a harsh voice intransitive verb 1. to rub or rasp noisily 2. to cause irritation ; jar <a voice that grates on the nerves> • grater noun • gratingly adverb II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin crata, grata hurdle, alteration of Latin cratis — more at hurdle Date: 14th century 1. a. a barred frame for cooking over a fire b. a frame or bed of iron bars to hold a stove or furnace fire c. fireplace 2. grating 2 3. obsolete cage, prison III. transitive verb (grated; grating) Date: 1547 to furnish with a grate

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. v. 1 tr. reduce to small particles by rubbing on a serrated surface. 2 intr. (often foll. by against, on) rub with a harsh scraping sound. 3 tr. utter in a harsh tone. 4 intr. (often foll. by on) a sound harshly or discordantly. b have an irritating effect. 5 tr. grind (one's teeth). 6 intr. (of a hinge etc.) creak. Etymology: ME f. OF grater ult. f. WG 2. n. 1 the recess of a fireplace or furnace. 2 a metal frame confining fuel in a grate. Etymology: ME, = grating f. OF ult. f. L cratis hurdle

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Grate Grate, n. [LL. grata, fr. L. crates hurdle; or It. grata, of the same origin. Sae Crate, Hurdle.] 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. ``A secret grate of iron bars.'' --Shak. 2. A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding fuel while burning. Grate surface (Steam, Boiler) the area of the surface of the grate upon which the fuel lies in the furnace.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Grate Grate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grated; p. pr. &. vb. n. Grating.] To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars; as, to grate a window.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Grate Grate, a. [L. gratus agreeable, grateful: cf. It. & Sp. grato. See Grace, and cf. Agree.] Serving to gratify; agreeable. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Grate Grate, v. t. [OF grater to scrape, scratch, F. gratter, LL. gratare, cratare; of German origin; cf. OHG. chrazz[=o]n G. kratzen, D. krassen, Sw. Kratta, and perh. E. scratch.] 1. To rub roughly or harshly, as one body against another, causing a harsh sound; as, to grate the teeth; to produce (a harsh sound) by rubbing. On their hinges grate Harsh thunder. --Milton. 2. To reduce to small particles by rubbing with anything rough or indented; as, to grate a nutmeg. 3. To fret; to irritate; to offend. News, my good lord Rome . . . grates me. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Grate Grate, v. i. 1. To make a harsh sound by friction. I had rather hear a brazen canstick turned, Or a dry wheel grate on the exletree. --Shak. 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. This grated harder upon the hearts of men. --South.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(grates, grating, grated) 1. A grate is a framework of metal bars in a fireplace, which holds the coal or wood. A wood fire burned in the grate. N-COUNT 2. If you grate food such as cheese or carrots, you rub it over a metal tool called a grater so that the food is cut into very small pieces. Grate the cheese into a mixing bowl. ...grated carrot. VERB: V n, V-ed 3. When something grates, it rubs against something else making a harsh, unpleasant sound. His chair grated as he got to his feet... The gun barrel grated against the floor. VERB: V, V against/on n 4. If something such as someone's behaviour grates on you or grates, it makes you feel annoyed. His manner always grated on me... What truly grates is the painful banter. VERB: V on n, V 5. see also grating

Easton's Bible Dictionary

a network of brass for the bottom of the great altar of sacrifice (Ex. 27:4; 35:16; 38:4, 5, 30).

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Rub, scrape, abrade. 2. Rasp, comminute, reduce to particles by rubbing. II. v. n. Be irritating, be disagreeable, be offensive. III. n. 1. Grating, bars, lattice-work. 2. Fire-bed, receptacle for fuel.

Moby Thesaurus

ablate, abrade, abrase, afflict, aggravate, agonize, ail, andiron, annoy, arabesque, atomize, bark, basketry, basketwork, beat, bite, bolter, bray, brecciate, burn, burn up, cancellation, chafe, chain, clash, coal tongs, colander, comminute, conflict, contriturate, convulse, crane, craunch, crook, cross-hatching, crossing-out, crucify, crumb, crumble, crump, crunch, crush, cut, damper, disintegrate, distress, erase, erode, exacerbate, excruciate, fester, file, filigree, fire hook, fire tongs, firedog, flour, fragment, fray, frazzle, fret, fretwork, gall, get, give pain, gnaw, gnaw away, grain, granulate, granulize, grate on, grating, gravel, graze, grid, griddle, gridiron, grill, grille, griller, grillwork, grind, grind to powder, gripe, grit, hachure, harrow, hatching, hit a clinker, hurt, inflame, inflict pain, interlacement, intertexture, intertwinement, irk, irritate, jangle, jar, jostle, kill by inches, lace, lacerate, lacery, lacework, lacing, lattice, latticework, levigate, lifter, martyr, martyrize, mash, mesh, meshes, meshwork, mill, net, netting, nettle, network, nip, pain, peeve, pester, pestle, pierce, pinch, pique, plexure, plexus, poker, pothook, pound, powder, prick, prolong the agony, provoke, pulverize, put to torture, rack, raddle, rankle, rasp, raze, reduce to powder, reticle, reticulation, reticule, reticulum, riddle, rile, rub, rub away, rub off, rub out, salamander, scour, scranch, scrape, scratch, screech, screen, screening, scrub, scrunch, scuff, set on edge, shard, shred, sieve, sifter, skin, smash, sorter, spit, squash, stab, sting, stridulate, texture, tissue, tongs, torment, torture, tracery, trellis, trelliswork, tripod, triturate, trivet, turnspit, tweak, twist, unstring, untune, vex, wattle, wear, wear away, weave, weaving, web, webbing, webwork, weft, wicker, wickerwork, wound, wring