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grated

The correct spelling is grated.

How to pronounce grated

[ˈɡɹeɪ̯ɾɪd]
verb

IPA: [ˈɡɹeɪ̯ɾɪd]

Say it like: Gra-ted

The correct spelling is grated. To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars For example: "to grate a window"

Usage Examples

to grate a window

I need to grate the cheese before the potato is cooked.

Listening to his teeth grate all day long drives me mad.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars
  2. 2.To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater
  3. 3.To make an unpleasant rasping sound, often as the result of rubbing against something
  4. 4.(by extension) to get on one's nerves; to irritate, annoy
  5. 5.(by extension) to annoy

adjective

  1. 1.Produced by grating.
  2. 2.Furnished with a grate or grating.

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