Definition of grates Grates
/gɹejˈts/ - [greyts] -
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What does grates mean?
Wiktionary 
- grates (Noun)
Plural of grate.
WordNet
NounPlural: grates |
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| grate - a frame of iron bars to hold a fire | ||
| grating | ||
| framework a structure supporting or containing something | ||
| cooking stove, kitchen range, kitchen stove, stove, range any heating apparatus | ||
| furnace an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc. | ||
| grate - a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air | ||
| grating | ||
| barrier a structure or object that impedes free movement | ||
| grate - a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something | ||
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| grate - make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger" | ||
| grind | ||
| rub move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" | ||
| fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up laugh unrestrainedly | ||
| gnash grind together, of teeth | ||
| chew, manducate, masticate, jaw chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass" | ||
| grate - furnish with a grate; "a grated fireplace" | ||
| furnish, supply, provide, render provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style" | ||
| grate - reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface; "grate carrots and onions"; "grate nutmeg" | ||
| rub move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" | ||
| grate - scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair" | ||
| scrape | ||
| rub move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" | ||
| paw touch clumsily; "The man tried to paw her" | ||
| grate - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" | ||
| eat into, fret, rankle | ||
| annoy, rile, nettle, devil, nark, irritate, gravel, get to, get at, vex, chafe, rag, bother cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" | ||
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Wiktionary
- grate (Noun)
A horizontal metal grille through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot. - grate (Verb)
To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars. - grate (Verb)
To shred things, usually foodstuffs, by rubbing across a grater. - grate (Verb)
To rub against, making a usually unpleasant squeaking sound. - grate (Verb)
To grate on one’s nerves ; to irritate or annoy.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- grate (a.)
Serving to gratify; agreeable. - grate (n.)
A structure or frame containing parallel or crosed bars, with interstices; a kind of latticework, such as is used ia the windows of prisons and cloisters. - grate (n.)
A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding fuel while burning. - grate (v. t.)
To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars; as, to grate a window. - grate (v. t.)
To rub roughly or harshly, as one body against another, causing a harsh sound; as, to grate the teeth; to produce (a harsh sound) by rubbing. - grate (v. t.)
To reduce to small particles by rubbing with anything rough or indented; as, to grate a nutmeg. - grate (v. t.)
To fret; to irritate; to offend. - grate (v. i.)
To make a harsh sound by friction. - grate (v. i.)
To produce the effect of rubbing with a hard rough material; to cause wearing, tearing, or bruising. Hence; To produce exasperation, soreness, or grief; to offend by oppression or importunity.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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grate
Metal framework which holds burning fuel.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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grate
grāt, n. a framework composed of bars with interstices, esp. one of iron bars for holding coals while burning.—adj. Grat′ed, having a grating.—ns. Graticulā′tion, the division of a design into squares for convenience in making an enlarged or diminished copy; Grat′ing, the bars of a grate: a partition or frame of bars. [Low L. grata, a grate—L. crates, a hurdle. See Crate.] -
grate
grāt, v.t. to rub hard or wear away with anything rough: to make a harsh sound: to irritate or offend.—n. Grat′er, an instrument with a rough surface for grating down a body.—adj. Grat′ing, rubbing hard on the feelings: harsh: irritating.—adv. Grat′ingly. [O. Fr. grater, through Low L., from Old High Ger. chrazōn (Ger. kratzen), to scratch, akin to Sw. kratta.]
