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grate

greɪt
WordNet
The Dutch lion, standing on a pedestal with the inscription 'the grateful people', knocks a rider off his horse with its tail. Next to the pedestal is a woman with a coat of arms with a quiver and an ax on it. All around the picture portraits of nine Dutch ministers: Willem Treub, Nicolaas Bosboom, John Loudon, Bastiaan Ort, Folkert Posthuma, Cornelis Lely, Thomas Bastiaan Pleyte, Pieter Cort van der Linden and Jean Jacques Rambonnet.
The Dutch lion, standing on a pedestal with the inscription 'the grateful people', knocks a rider off his horse with its tail. Next to the pedestal is a woman with a coat of arms with a quiver and an ax on it. All around the picture portraits of nine Dutch ministers: Willem Treub, Nicolaas Bosboom, John Loudon, Bastiaan Ort, Folkert Posthuma, Cornelis Lely, Thomas Bastiaan Pleyte, Pieter Cort van der Linden and Jean Jacques Rambonnet.
  1. (v) grate
    scratch repeatedly "The cat scraped at the armchair"
  2. (v) grate
    make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together "grate one's teeth in anger"
  3. (v) grate
    reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface "grate carrots and onions","grate nutmeg"
  4. (v) grate
    gnaw into; make resentful or angry "The injustice rankled her","his resentment festered"
  5. (v) grate
    furnish with a grate "a grated fireplace"
  6. (n) grate
    a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
  7. (n) grate
    a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
  8. (n) grate
    a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
Illustrations
Garden with ground floor enclosed by grated corridors. In the center a fountain.
Garden with ground floor enclosed by grated corridors. In the center a fountain.
Natural bobbin lace cuff: Valenciennes lace. On a coarse grating ground (square grating), which is covered with 'sequins', is a running pattern. Hanging tulips facing one side are loose above the stretched scallops of a garland with hanging berries.
Natural bobbin lace cuff: Valenciennes lace. On a coarse grating ground (square grating), which is covered with 'sequins', is a running pattern. Hanging tulips facing one side are loose above the stretched scallops of a garland with hanging berries.
Strip of natural bobbin lace: Valenciennes lace. On a coarse grating ground (square grating), which is covered with 'sequins', is a running pattern. Hanging tulips facing one side are loose above the stretched scallops of a garland with hanging berries. The strip is doubled, a narrower strip with a similar pattern is sewn along the straight top (BK-BR-J-321-C).
Strip of natural bobbin lace: Valenciennes lace. On a coarse grating ground (square grating), which is covered with 'sequins', is a running pattern. Hanging tulips facing one side are loose above the stretched scallops of a garland with hanging berries. The strip is doubled, a narrower strip with a similar pattern is sewn along the straight top (BK-BR-J-321-C).
A grateful patriot, member of a free corps, hangs the portraits of Hendrik Hooft Danielsz. and Isaac van Goudoever at a column of honor, 1792. Behind the monument Faam blows its trumpet, and a spitz sits on the ground. With a two-layer verse.
A grateful patriot, member of a free corps, hangs the portraits of Hendrik Hooft Danielsz. and Isaac van Goudoever at a column of honor, 1792. Behind the monument Faam blows its trumpet, and a spitz sits on the ground. With a two-layer verse.
A grateful patriot, member of a free corps, hangs a portrait of Hendrik Hooft Danielsz. at a column of honor, 1787. Behind the monument Faam blows its trumpet, and a spitz sits on the ground.
A grateful patriot, member of a free corps, hangs a portrait of Hendrik Hooft Danielsz. at a column of honor, 1787. Behind the monument Faam blows its trumpet, and a spitz sits on the ground.
A burning, ornamented fireplace with grate and ash collection. In the bottom margin a six-line German text.
A burning, ornamented fireplace with grate and ash collection. In the bottom margin a six-line German text.
Saint Lawrence with a book, palm branch and the grate on which he was burned alive. Coat of arms and dedication in bottom margin.
Saint Lawrence with a book, palm branch and the grate on which he was burned alive. Coat of arms and dedication in bottom margin.
An iron beaten grate. Part of the stem is missing.
An iron beaten grate. Part of the stem is missing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Interesting fact
Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead learned to play slide guitar on stage much to the chagrin of Jerry Garcia.
  1. Grate
    A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding fuel while burning.
  2. Grate
    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.
  3. Grate
    Serving to gratify; agreeable.
  4. Grate
    To fret; to irritate; to offend. "News, my good lord Rome . . . grates me."
  5. Grate
    To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars; as, to grate a window.
  6. Grate
    To produce the effect of rubbing with a hard rough material; to cause wearing, tearing, or bruising. Hence; To produce exasperation, soreness, or grief; to offend by oppression or importunity. "This grated harder upon the hearts of men."
  7. Grate
    To reduce to small particles by rubbing with anything rough or indented; as, to grate a nutmeg.
  8. Grate
    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. "On their hinges grate Harsh thunder."
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Interesting fact
The Grateful Dead were once called 'The Warlocks'.
  1. grate
    To rub together or against strongly so as to produce a harsh scraping sound: as, to grate the teeth.
  2. grate
    To reduce to small particles by rubbing or rasping with something rough or indented: as, to grate a nutmeg or the peel of a lemon.
  3. grate
    To affect harshly and painfully, as if by abrasion; fret.
  4. grate
    To produce a harsh or jarring sound of, as by the friction of rough bodies.
  5. grate
    To scratch or scrape with; use for attrition or abrasion.
  6. grate
    To make a harsh or rasping sound by friction or attrition; give out a scraping noise.
  7. grate
    To produce a harsh impression; cause irritation or chafing.
  8. (n) grate
    A grater.
  9. (n) grate
    A partition made with bars parallel to or crossing one another; a framework of bars in a door, window, hatchway, or other opening.
  10. (n) grate
    A frame of metal bars in which fuel is burned, especially coal.
  11. (n) grate
    The floor of a fire-box or furnace, formed of a series or group of bars; the bottom of a furnace, on which the fuel rests, and through which it is supplied with air.
  12. (n) grate
    In metallurgy: A perforated metal plate used in the stamping of ores, through which the pounded ore passes.
  13. (n) grate
    A screen.
  14. (n) grate
    An ore-roasting furnace with a grate revolving horizontally.
  15. grate
    To furnish with a grate or grates; fill in with cross-bars: as, to grate a window.
  16. grate
    Pleasant; agreeable.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (n) Grate
    grāt a framework composed of bars with interstices, esp. one of iron bars for holding coals while burning
  2. (v.t) Grate
    grāt to rub hard or wear away with anything rough: to make a harsh sound: to irritate or offend
Quotations
Gunther Grass
Believing: it means believing in our own lies. And I can say that I am grateful that I got this lesson very early.
Gunther Grass
Eric Hoffer
We do not really feel grateful toward those who make our dreams come true; they ruin our dreams.
Eric Hoffer
Henry Ward Beecher
A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.
Henry Ward Beecher
Remember that not to be happy is not to be grateful.
Elizabeth Carter
Be grateful for the home you have, knowing that at this moment, all you have is all you need.
Sarah Ban Breathnach
Marriage was all a woman's idea and for man's acceptance of the pretty yoke, it becomes us to be grateful.
Phyllis Mcginley
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary OF grater, to scrape, scratch, F. gratter, LL. gratare, cratare,; of German origin; cf. OHG. chrazzōn, G. kratzen, D. krassen, Sw. Kratta, and perh. E. scratch.,

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary O. Fr. grater, through Low L., from Old High Ger. chrazōn (Ger. kratzen), to scratch, akin to Sw. kratta.

Usage in the news

One day it occurred to me that I might be able to make beets more user-friendly by running them through the grating disk of a food processor. vancouversun.com

Position a box grater above the bowl and grate the beets directly into the liquid. atlantamagazine.com

I don't know why it had never occurred to me to grate hard winter squash until I started envisioning this pasta. nytimes.com

Frittata With Grated Zucchini, Goat Cheese and Dill. nytimes.com

A Little Zucchini for Your Grated Cheese . nytimes.com

Lovebug invasion gratefully over till fall. gasparillagazette.com

The most recent invasion of the pesky little black flies known as lovebugs is gratefully at an end. gasparillagazette.com

The five-time Grammy winner talks with Dr Oz about surviving hepatitis C and about the message of her new book, Naomi's Guide to Aging Gratefully . oprah.com

It is impossible to be grateful to someone if we do not first recognize the benefit we have received. cortezjournal.com

He was grateful for his job but looked forward to weekends because, every Saturday afternoon, Colonel James Anderson opened his personal library of 400 volumes to boys. cortezjournal.com

So I just sit here being grateful . chron.com

Join us and Over 100 Youth as we express our Gratefulness to the king. sosradio.net

Now because I'm really grateful for everything I wanna do something to make you grateful . blog.mysanantonio.com

On my way back home I got to thinking about all the things I'm grateful for. blog.mysanantonio.com

My health- I'm grateful that I have that. blog.mysanantonio.com

Usage in scientific papers

The authors are grateful to Hendrik Lenstra for suggesting Lemma 5.
On the existence of absolutely simple abelian varieties of a given dimension over an arbitrary field

Also I am grateful to Yeranuhi Hakobyan for her help in preparing this lecture.
Dyon-Oscillator Duality

We are grateful to Ansar Fayyazuddin for discussions.
A note on topological brane theories

One of the authors (R. P.) is grateful to Silvio Franz and to Boris E.
Dynamics of relaxor ferroelectrics

The first author is grateful for support under NSF grant DMS-9970213.
Generic algebras with involution of degree 8m

Usage in literature

It was grateful to her palate. "The History of Sir Richard Calmady" by Lucas Malet

They are a fine lot of men and so grateful for everything we do for them. "'My Beloved Poilus'" by Anonymous

Marcia is effusively grateful. "Floyd Grandon's Honor" by Amanda Minnie Douglas

The cadet believed that he would be grateful for his release. "A Prisoner of Morro" by Upton Sinclair

Were we the less grateful when they met with reverse? "A Confederate Girl's Diary" by Sarah Margan Dawson

There was an old grate in the room, apparently used but seldom, and, leaning against the wall beside it, an iron poker. "The Candidate" by Joseph Alexander Altsheler

And he was grateful, though it was hard for him to subdue a feeling of solicitude. "The Goose Man" by Jacob Wassermann

A much better way is to beat the yolks of eggs, and mix with the grated bread, a small quantity of beaten nutmeg and mace, and a little salt. "A Poetical Cook-Book" by Maria J. Moss

It fell short in the grate. "The Kingdom Round the Corner" by Coningsby Dawson

Of course he was profoundly grateful. "The Creators" by May Sinclair

Usage in poetry
That stands over till peace.
We can only perceive
Men returned from the seas,
Very grateful for leave.
"The Verdicts [Jutland]" by Rudyard Kipling Author object (589)
'Tis His memory we record,
'Tis His virtues we proclaim;
Grateful to our honoured Lord,
Here we bless His sacred name.
"Communion" by John Bowring Author object (359)
Thy praises shall resounding fill
The Palace of thy foe;
While down the joyful LEWIN'S cheek
The grateful tear shall flow.
"Lewin and Gynneth" by Mary Darby Robinson Author object (474)
The law of God, a Saviour's law,
Justly heard with grateful awe,
That alone pure light supplies
To the simple, and the wise.
"Hymn Written For The Rev. Mr. Walker, Of Chichester." by William Hayley Author object (706)
By faith my melting soul repents,
When pierced Christ appears;
My heart in grateful praises vents,
Mine eyes in joyful tears.
"The Believer's Principles : Chap. IV." by Ralph Erskine Author object (545)
She speeds them with the thanks of men
He perilled life to save,
And grateful prayers like holy oil
To smooth for him the wave.
"Amy Wentworth" by John Greenleaf Whittier Author object (377)