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'grate' - used as a noun
1. a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
2. a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
3. a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air

'grate' - used as a verb
4. furnish with a grate
a grated fireplace
5. gnaw into; make resentful or angry
6. reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface
grate carrots and onions
grate nutmeg
7. make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
grate one's teeth in anger
8. scratch repeatedly

derived forms
1. Grate / Plural
grates
2. Grate / Past
grated
3. Grate / Third Person
grates
4. Grate / Present Participle
grating
Variations of 'grate'
 
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