Grated

verb

[ˈɡɹeɪ̯ɾɪd]

Word Frequency: 1.3

Definitions

1.verbTo furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars

"to grate a window"

2.verbTo shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater

"I need to grate the cheese before the potato is cooked."

3.verbTo make an unpleasant rasping sound, often as the result of rubbing against something

"Listening to his teeth grate all day long drives me mad."

4.verb(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."

5.verb(by extension) to annoy

6.adjectiveProduced by grating.

"I topped my chili with grated cheese and my mango soufflé with grated orange rind."

7.adjectiveFurnished with a grate or grating.

"grated windows"