GRATED

[ˈɡɹeɪ̯ɾɪd]

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Definition

[ˈɡɹeɪ̯ɾɪd]

verb

To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars
“to grate a window”

verb

To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater
“I need to grate the cheese before the potato is cooked.”
To make an unpleasant rasping sound, often as the result of rubbing against something
“Listening to his teeth grate all day long drives me mad.”
(by extension) 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.”
(by extension) to annoy

adjective

Produced by grating.
“I topped my chili with grated cheese and my mango soufflé with grated orange rind.”
Furnished with a grate or grating.
“grated windows”