Dictionary entry details
• GRATE (noun)
Meaning:
A frame of iron bars to hold a fire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
grate; grating
Hypernyms ("grate" is a kind of...):
frame; framework; framing (a structure supporting or containing something)
Holonyms ("grate" is a part of...):
furnace (an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.)
cooking stove; kitchen range; kitchen stove; range; stove (a kitchen appliance used for cooking food)
Meaning:
A harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("grate" is a kind of...):
noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))
Meaning:
A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
grating; grate
Hypernyms ("grate" is a kind of...):
barrier (a structure or object that impedes free movement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "grate"):
grille; radiator grille (grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator)
• GRATE (verb)
Meaning:
Furnish with a grate
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
a grated fireplace
Hypernyms (to "grate" is one way to...):
furnish; provide; render; supply (provide or furnish with)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Gnaw into; make resentful or angry
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
eat into; rankle; grate; fret
Context examples:
The injustice rankled her / his resentment festered
Hypernyms (to "grate" is one way to...):
annoy; bother; chafe; devil; get at; get to; gravel; irritate; nark; nettle; rag; rile; vex (cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The bad news will grate him
Meaning:
Reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context examples:
grate carrots and onions / grate nutmeg
Hypernyms (to "grate" is one way to...):
rub (move over something with pressure)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
grind; grate
Context example:
grate one's teeth in anger
Hypernyms (to "grate" is one way to...):
break up; fragment; fragmentise; fragmentize (break or cause to break into pieces)
"Grate" entails doing...:
rub (move over something with pressure)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "grate"):
gnash (grind together, of teeth)
chew; jaw; manducate; masticate (chew (food))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Scratch repeatedly
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
scrape; grate
Context example:
The cat scraped at the armchair
Hypernyms (to "grate" is one way to...):
rub (move over something with pressure)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "grate"):
paw (scrape with the paws)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
