grate

/ˈgrāt/

Middle English, from Medieval Latin crata, grata hurdle, alteration of Latin cratis

noun

  1. grating

  2. a barred frame for cooking over a fire

  3. a frame or bed of iron bars to hold a stove or furnace fire

verb

  1. to furnish with a grate

the lower windows were grated

verb

  1. to reduce to small particles by rubbing on something rough

  2. fret, irritate

  3. to gnash or grind noisily

grate cheese