grated
[ˈɡɹeɪ̯ɾɪd]
verb
- 1
To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars
“to grate a window”
verb
- 1
To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater
“I need to grate the cheese before the potato is cooked.”
- 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
(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
(by extension) to annoy
adjective
- 1
Produced by grating.
“I topped my chili with grated cheese and my mango soufflé with grated orange rind.”
- 2
Furnished with a grate or grating.
“grated windows”
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