1. (noun) grate, grating
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
Synonyms: grating, diffraction grating, grate
2. (noun) grate
a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
Synonyms: grating
3. (verb) grate, grating
a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
Synonyms: grating, diffraction grating, grate
4. (verb) grate
furnish with a grate
Synonyms: scrape, grind, fret, eat into, rankle
5. (verb) eat into, fret, rankle, grate
gnaw into; make resentful or angry
Synonyms: grind, fret, rankle, gag, chafe, erode, eat into, scrape, scratch, fuss, grate, gall, choke, niggle, eat away, fray, rub
6. (verb) grate
reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface
Synonyms: scrape, grind, fret, eat into, rankle
7. (verb) grate, grind
make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
Synonyms: dig, craunch, grind, travail, rankle, cranch, fret, eat into, labour, grate, toil, bray, labor, crunch, scrape, mash, comminute, moil, drudge
8. (verb) scrape, grate
scratch repeatedly
Synonyms: scrape up, eat into, scratch up, kowtow, rankle, fret, come up, grind, scrape, scratch, grate, skin, genuflect
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