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English to English adjective
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Serving to gratify; agreeable. |  | source: webster1913 noun
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a frame of iron bars to hold a fire |  | source: wordnet30
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a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something |  | source: wordnet30
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a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air |  | source: wordnet30
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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. |  | source: webster1913 verb
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furnish with a grate |  | Example: a grated fireplace
source: wordnet30
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gnaw into; make resentful or angry |  | Example: The injustice rankled her his resentment festered
source: wordnet30
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reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface |  | Example: grate carrots and onions grate nutmeg
source: wordnet30
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make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together |  | Example: grate one's teeth in anger
source: wordnet30
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scratch repeatedly |  | Example: The cat scraped at the armchair
source: wordnet30
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To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars; as, to grate a window. |  | source: webster1913
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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. |  | source: webster1913
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To make a harsh sound by friction. |  | source: webster1913
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