grating
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tɪŋ noun
1.
a fixed frame of bars or the like covering an opening to exclude persons, animals, coarse material, or objects while admitting light, air, or fine material.
2.
Physics. diffraction grating.
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noun
1.
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
2.
a framework of parallel or crossed bars, used as a partition, guard, cover, or the like; grating.
3.
a fireplace.
verb (used with object)
4.
to furnish with a grate or grates.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin grāta a grating, variant of crāta, derivative of Latin crāt- (stem of crātis) wickerwork, hurdle; cf. crate
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin grāta a grating, variant of crāta, derivative of Latin crāt- (stem of crātis) wickerwork, hurdle; cf. crate
Related forms
grate·less, adjective
grate·like, adjective
verb (used without object)
1.
to have an irritating or unpleasant effect: His constant chatter grates on my nerves.
2.
to make a sound of, or as if of, rough scraping; rasp.
3.
to sound harshly; jar: to grate on the ear.
4.
to scrape or rub with rough or noisy friction, as one thing on or against another.
verb (used with object)
5.
to reduce to small particles by rubbing against a rough surface or a surface with many sharp-edged openings: to grate a carrot.
6.
to rub together with a harsh, jarring sound: to grate one's teeth.
7.
to irritate or annoy.
8.
Archaic. to wear down or away by rough friction.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English graten < Old French grater < Germanic; compare German kratzen to scratch
1375–1425; late Middle English graten < Old French grater < Germanic; compare German kratzen to scratch
Synonyms
7. vex, gall, nettle, irk, rile, bug.
7. vex, gall, nettle, irk, rile, bug.
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grate1 (ɡreɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to reduce to small shreds by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface: to grate carrots |
| 2. | to scrape (an object) against something or (objects) together, producing a harsh rasping sound, or (of objects) to scrape with such a sound |
| 3. | (intr; |
| —n | |
| 4. | a harsh rasping sound |
| [C15: from Old French grater to scrape, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German krazzōn] | |
| grate2 (ɡreɪt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a framework of metal bars for holding fuel in a fireplace, stove, or furnace |
| 2. | a less common word for fireplace |
| 3. | another name for grating |
| 4. | mining a perforated metal screen for grading crushed ore |
| —vb | |
| 5. | (tr) to provide with a grate or grates |
| [C14: from Old French grate, from Latin crātis hurdle] | |
| grating1 (ˈɡreɪtɪŋ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: grate a framework of metal bars in the form of a grille set into a wall, pavement, etc, serving as a cover or guard but admitting air and sometimes light |
| 2. | short for diffraction grating |
| grating2 (ˈɡreɪtɪŋ) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of sounds) harsh and rasping |
| 2. | annoying; irritating |
| —n | |
| 3. | (often plural) something produced by grating |
| 'gratingly2 | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
grate
c.1400, from M.L. grata "lattice," from L. cratis "wickerwork."
grate
late 14c. (implied in grater), from O.Fr. grater "to scrape," from Frank. *kratton, from P.Gmc. *krattojan (cf. O.H.G. krazzon "to scratch, scrape"), probably of imitative origin. Senses of "sound harshly," and "annoy" are 16c.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Grate definition
a network of brass for the bottom of the great altar of sacrifice (Ex. 27:4; 35:16; 38:4, 5, 30).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Example sentences
Song: a long series of squeaky warbling phrases, interspersed with a nasal grating rattle.
If you're on especially rough pavement, the noise can be grating.
First they etch a series of ridges and troughs, called a grating.
On the top tier of cells you're looking down through a floor grating four or five stories.
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