grateth

Verb (1)

grate (third-person singular simple present grates, present participle grating, simple past and past participle grated)

1. (transitive) To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars.
   • to grate a window

Verb (2)

grate (third-person singular simple present grates, present participle grating, simple past and past participle grated)

1. (transitive) To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater.
   • I need to grate the cheese before the potato is cooked.
2. (intransitive) To make an unpleasant rasping sound, often as the result of rubbing against something.
   • The gate suddenly grated. It was Lestiboudois; he came to fetch his spade, that he had forgotten. He recognised Justin climbing over the wall, and at last knew who was the culprit who stole his potatoes.1856, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, Part 3 Chapter X, translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling

   Synonyms:

   scrape

3. (broadly, intransitive) To get on one's nerves; to irritate, annoy.
   • She’s nice enough, but she can begin to grate if there is no-one else to talk to.
4. (broadly, transitive) To annoy.
   • one of the issues that's kind of grating me a little bit is weed control.2015, Art Levy in Florida Trend, Roland Martin is a Florida 'Icon'

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