grate

Definition von grate im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: A horizontal metal grille through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot; To shred things, usually foodstuffs, by rubbing across a grater
I need to grate the cheese before the potato is cooked.; To grate on one’s nerves; to irritate or annoy
She’s nice enough, but she can begin to grate on my nerves if there is no-one else to talk to.; To rub against, such as grating one’s teeth
The gate suddenly grated. It was Lestiboudois; he came to fetch his spade, that he had forgotten. He recognised Justin climbing over the wall, and at last knew who was the culprit who stole his potatoes.; {v} to rub small, offend, vex, hurt; {n} a partition made with bars, a fireplace; 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; a frame of iron bars to hold a fire a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger"; Serving to gratify; agreeable; To cut food into small shreds or particles, usually with a food grater; a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air; scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair"; To reduce to small particles by rubbing with anything rough or indented; as, to grate a nutmeg; If you grate food such as cheese or carrots, you rub it over a metal tool called a grater so that the food is cut into very small pieces. Grate the cheese into a mixing bowl. grated carrot; an iron frame used to hold burning fuel in a fireplace; Rub against a special instrument, a grater, to produce small pieces, in the case of horseradish or ginger, or a powder, in the case of nutmeg; To fret; to irritate; to offend; Means to tear off coarse-to-fine particles of food with a hand grater or mechanical device; A grate is a framework of metal bars in a fireplace, which holds the coal or wood. A wood fire burned in the grate; To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars; as, to grate a window; gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"; Cut into tiny pieces using the small holes of a grater; Hence; To produce exasperation, soreness, or grief; to offend by oppression or importunity; When something grates, it rubs against something else making a harsh, unpleasant sound. His chair grated as he got to his feet The gun barrel grated against the floor; To rub against, such as grating ones teeth; furnish with a grate; "a grated fireplace"; To rub solid food against a metal object that has sharp-edged holes, reducing food to thin shreds; If something such as someone's behaviour grates on you or grates, it makes you feel annoyed. His manner always grated on me What truly grates is the painful banter. see also grating. the metal bars and frame that hold the wood, coal etc in a fireplace (crata, grata , from cratis; CRATE); To make a harsh sound by friction; a frame of iron bars to hold a fire; To produce the effect of rubbing with a hard rough material; to cause wearing, tearing, or bruising; Cut into little bits using small-holed grater; {f} rub or scrape against; make a harsh sound; irritate, affect unpleasantly; reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface; "grate carrots and onions"; "grate nutmeg"; a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something; To separate food into small particles by rubbing across the teeth of a grater; 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; To rub foods against a serrated surface to produce shredded or fine bits; {i} metal framework which holds burning fuel (in a fireplace, furnace, etc.); network of parallel metal bars or wires, grating; fireplace; A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding fuel while burning; (1) framework of iron bars, as in: Clean out the ashes under the grate in the fireplace; make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger"; Rubbing food against a metal grater (watch your knuckles) to get thin shreds; To cut something in to small pieces; furnish with a grate; "a grated fireplace
grateful: Showing appreciation, being thankful
I'm grateful that you helped me out. Is there any way I can repay you?.
grater: A tool with which one grates, especially cheese, to facilitate getting small particles or shreds off a solid lump
I'm making coleslaw; do you know where the grater is?.
grating: A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
grating: harsh and unpleasant
grateful: {s} thankful, appreciative; expressing thanks
grateful: {a} having a due sense of favors, pleasant
gratefully: {a} with proper gratitude, pleasantly
grater: {n} a rough instrument to grate with
grating: {a} rubbing, vexing, disagreable
gratingly: {a} in a displeasing manner, harshly
grated: past of grate
grated: {s} furnished with a grate; shredded (as in cheese)
grated: Furnished with a grate or grating; as, grated windows
grated: Produced by grating
grateful: Recognizing the importance of a source of pleasure
grateful: Having a due sense of benefits received; kindly disposed toward one from whom a favor has been received; willing to acknowledge and repay, or give thanks for, benefits; as, a grateful heart
grateful: affording comfort or pleasure; "the grateful warmth of the fire
grateful: affording comfort or pleasure; "the grateful warmth of the fire"
grateful: feeling or showing gratitude; "a grateful heart"; "grateful for the tree's shade"; "a thankful smile" affording comfort or pleasure; "the grateful warmth of the fire
grateful: Affording pleasure; pleasing to the senses; gratifying; delicious; as, a grateful present; food grateful to the palate; grateful sleep
grateful: feeling or showing gratitude; "a grateful heart"; "grateful for the tree's shade"; "a thankful smile"
grateful: Showing gratitude
grateful: If you are grateful for something that someone has given you or done for you, you have warm, friendly feelings towards them and wish to thank them. She was grateful to him for being so good to her I should like to extend my grateful thanks to all the volunteers. + gratefully grate·ful·ly `That's kind of you, Sally,' Claire said gratefully
gratefully: thankfully, appreciatively
gratefully: with appreciation; in a grateful manner; "he accepted my offer appreciatively"
gratefully: In a grateful manner
grater: A grater is a kitchen tool which has a rough surface that you use for cutting food into very small pieces
grater: One who, or that which, grates; especially, an instrument or utensil with a rough, indented surface, for rubbing off small particles of any substance; as a grater for nutmegs
grater: utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese)
grater: {i} person or thing which grates; device which grates food (cheese, etc.)
grates: plural of grate
grating: lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction
grating: optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum
grating: A partition, covering, or frame of parallel or cross bars; a latticework resembling a window grate; as, the grating of a prison or convent
grating: {i} network of parallel metal bars or wires, grill, grid, grate
grating: a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
grating: A grating is a flat metal frame with rows of bars across it, which is fastened over a window or over a hole in a wall or the ground. an open grating in the sidewalk
grating: A system of close equidistant and parallel lines lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction; called also diffraction grating
grating: That grates; making a harsh sound; harsh
grating: An open grid assembly of metal bars in which the bearing bars, running in one direction, are spaced by rigid cross bars attached to them
grating: unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice"
grating: A system of close equidistant parallel lines or bars, esp
grating: grating, echelle or mirror in use
grating: unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice
grating: An open grid assembly of metal bars, in which the bearing bars, running in one direction, are speced by rigid attachment to cross bars running perpendicular to them or by bent connecting bars extending between them
grating: A grating sound is harsh and unpleasant. She recognized the grating voice of Dr. Sarnoff. a metal frame with bars across it, used to cover a window or hole. a grating sound is hard and unpleasant
grating: Gratings have been made with over 40,000 such lines to the inch, but those with a somewhat smaller number give the best definition
grating: {s} scraping, abrading; irritating; oppressive; making a harsh or abrasive noise, discordant
grating: A pattern of light and dark lines which will diffract light A simple linear grating will disperse white light into a spectrum of colors Holographic gratings can produce many spectra, focused to different distances An image hologram is essentially an extremely complex grating
grating: The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable Lattice used for the flooring of boats
grating: present participle of grate
grating: optical surface (transmissive or reflective) upon which is ruled a large number of finely spaced grooves A beam of light impinging upon it is broken into several spectral orders on each side of the central image
grating: A harsh sound caused by attrition
grating: A piece of material in which numerous microscopic parallel lines are scribed Light encountering a grating is dispersed to form a spectrum
gratingly: In a grating manner
gratingly: harshly, abrasively; in an irritating manner; oppressively; discordantly
gratingly: in a harsh and grating manner; "her voice fell gratingly on our ears