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Webster 1913 Edition

Grate

Grate

,
Adj.
[L. gratus agreeable, grateful: cf. It. & Sp. grato. See Grace, and cf. Agree.]
Serving to gratify; agreeable.
[Obs.]
Sir T. Herbert.

Grate

,
Noun.
[LL. grata, fr. L. crates hurdle; or It. grata, of the same origin. Sae Crate, Hurdle.]
1.
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.
“A secret grate of iron bars.”
Shak.
2.
A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding fuel while burning.
Grate surface
(Steam, Boiler)
the area of the surface of the grate upon which the fuel lies in the furnace.

Grate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Grated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Grating
.]
To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars;
as, to grate a window
.

Grate

,
Verb.
T.
[OF
grater
to scrape, scratch, F.
gratter
, LL.
gratare
,
cratare
; of German origin; cf. OHG.
chrazzōn
G.
kratzen
, D.
krassen
, Sw.
Kratta
, and perh. E.
scratch.
]
1.
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.
On their hinges
grate

Harsh thunder.
Milton.
2.
To reduce to small particles by rubbing with anything rough or indented;
as, to
grate
a nutmeg
.
3.
To fret; to irritate; to offend.
News, my good lord Rome . . .
grates
me.
Shakespeare

Grate

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To make a harsh sound by friction.
I had rather hear a brazen canstick turned,
Or a dry wheel
grate
on the exletree.
Shakespeare
2.
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.
This
grated
harder upon the hearts of men.
South.

Webster 1828 Edition

Grate

GRATE

,
Noun.
[L. crates, a grate, a hurdle.]
1.
A work or frame, composed of parallel or cross bars, with interstices; a kind of lattice-work, such as is used in the windows of prisons and cloisters.
2.
An instrument or frame of iron bars for holding coals, used as fuel, in houses, stores, shops, &c.

GRATE

,
Verb.
T.
To furnish with grates; to make fast with cross bars.

GRATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. rado.]
1.
To rub, as a body with a rough surface against another body; to rub one thing against another, so as to produce a harsh sound; as, to grate the teeth.
2.
To wear away in small particles, by rubbing with any thing rough or indented; as, to grate a nutmeg.
3.
To offend; to fret; to vex; to irritate; to mortify; as, harsh words grate the heart; they are grating to the feeling; harsh sounds grate the ear.
4.
To make a harsh sound, by rubbing or the friction of rough bodies.

Definition 2024

Grate

Grate

See also: grate, gråte, and Gräte

German

Noun

Grate m

  1. plural of Grat

grate

grate

See also: Grate, gråte, and Gräte

English

Noun

grate ‎(plural grates)

  1. A horizontal metal grill through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.
    The grate stopped the sheep from escaping from their field.
    • Shakespeare
      a secret grate of iron bars
  2. A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding fuel while burning.
Synonyms
Translations

Verb

grate ‎(third-person singular simple present grates, present participle grating, simple past and past participle grated)

  1. (transitive) To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars.
    to grate a window

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Old French grater ‎(“to scrape”) ( > French gratter), from Frankish *krattōn, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną. Cognate with Old High German krazzon[1] ( > German kratzen ‎(“to scrawl”) > Danish kradse ), Icelandic krassa ‎(“to scrawl”) [2] and Danish kratte.

Verb

grate ‎(third-person singular simple present grates, present participle grating, simple past and past participle grated)

  1. (transitive, cooking) To shred things, usually foodstuffs, by rubbing across a grater.
    I need to grate the cheese before the potato is cooked.‎
  2. (intransitive) To rub against, making a (usually unpleasant) squeaking sound.
    • 1856, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, Part 3 Chapter X, translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling
      The gate suddenly grated. It was Lestiboudois; he came to fetch his spade, that he had forgotten. He recognised Justin climbing over the wall, and at last knew who was the culprit who stole his potatoes.
    • 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 7, in The Mirror and the Lamp:
      The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.
    Listening to his teeth grate all day long drives me mad.‎
    The chalk grated against the board.‎
  3. (by extension, intransitive) To grate on one’s nerves; to irritate or annoy.
  4. (intransitive) To make an unpleasant rasping sound.
    She’s nice enough, but she can begin to grate if there is no-one else to talk to.‎
  5. (by extension, transitive, obsolete) To annoy.
    • Shakespeare
      News, my good lord Rome […] grates me.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 3

Latin gratus ‎(“agreeable”).

Adjective

grate ‎(comparative more grate, superlative most grate)

  1. (obsolete) Serving to gratify; agreeable.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir T. Herbert to this entry?)

References

  1. ↑ “glut” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
  2. ↑ Etymology of kradse in ODS

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrate/

Adjective

grate f

  1. Feminine plural form of grato

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From grātus ‎(“agreeable”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

grātē ‎(comparable grātius, superlative grātissimē)

  1. gladly, willingly
  2. gratefully, thankfully

Related terms

References

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aːtə

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