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Grated

[ˈɡɹeɪ̯ɾɪd]

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

📖 Definitions of "Grated"

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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