1 a metal frame for holding the wood or coal in a FIREPLACE:
A huge log fire was burning in the grate.
2 (AmE) = DRAIN
Part of speech: verb
1 [VN] to rub food against a GRATER in order to cut it into small pieces:
grated apple / carrot / cheese * Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the tomatoes.
2 [V] ~ (on / with sb) to irritate or annoy sb:
Her voice really grates on me. * It grated with him when people implied he wasn't really British. * He kept staring at her and it began to grate on her nerves.
3 when two hard surfaces grate as they rub together, they make a sharp unpleasant sound; sb can also make one thing grate against another:
[V] The rusty hinges grated as the gate swung back. * [VN] He grated his knife across the plate.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is grate a noun, verb, or something else?
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