grated

[ˈɡɹeɪ̯ɾɪd]

verb

  1. 1

    To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars

    to grate a window

verb

  1. 1

    To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater

    I need to grate the cheese before the potato is cooked.
  2. 2

    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.
  3. 3

    (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.
  4. 4

    (by extension) to annoy

adjective

  1. 1

    Produced by grating.

    I topped my chili with grated cheese and my mango soufflé with grated orange rind.
  2. 2

    Furnished with a grate or grating.

    grated windows

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