āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to grate
01
āĻāĻˇāĻž, āĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to cut food into small pieces or shreds using a tool with sharp holes
Transitive: to grate food ingredients
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She grated carrots to add to the salad for extra crunch.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻĻā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻļ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to produce a harsh, irritating sound by rubbing or scraping
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The car âs brakes grated when it came to a sudden stop.
āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻˇāĻž
to scratch or rub repeatedly against a surface, often causing irritation or annoyance
Intransitive: to grate against sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The rough fabric grated against her skin, making her uncomfortable.
āĻ
āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§ āĻāĻˇā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to cause discomfort, annoyance, or irritation in someone
Intransitive: to grate on sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The sound of the alarm clock grates on me every morning.
āĻ
ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
05
āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ˛ā§āĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ°āĻĄ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to provide or equip something with a a frame of iron bars, typically for protection
Transitive: to grate sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The window was grated to prevent burglaries in the area.
āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He cleaned the metal grate covering the drain.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĄā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻĸā§āĻā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž āĻ§āĻžāĻ¤āĻŦ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
a barrier of parallel or crossed bars that blocks a passage while allowing air or light to pass
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Air passed freely through the grate above the vent.
03
a harsh, rasping, or grinding sound produced by scraping or friction
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The old hinge gave a loud grate when opened.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
grated
grater
grating
grate
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
