Grate
Definition of Grate
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. | v. t. | 1. | To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars; as, to grate a window. | | 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. | | 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. | 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. |
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