grate 1 |grāt|
verb
1 [ trans. ] reduce (something, esp. food) to small shreds by rubbing it on a grater : peel and roughly grate the carrots | [as adj. ] ( grated) grated cheese.
2 [ intrans. ] make an unpleasant rasping sound : the hinges of the door grated.
• ( grate against) rub against something with such a sound : his helmet grated against the top of the door.
• have an irritating effect : he had a juvenile streak that grated on her nerves.
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