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Raregrates
The correct spelling is grates.
How to pronounce grates
noun
IPA: /ɡɹeɪts/
Say it like: Gra-tes
The correct spelling is grates. A horizontal metal grill through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot For example: "The grate stopped the sheep from escaping from their field."
Usage Examples
“The grate stopped the sheep from escaping from their field.”
“to grate a window”
“I need to grate the cheese before the potato is cooked.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A horizontal metal grill through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot
- 2.A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding fuel while burning
verb
- 1.To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars
- 2.To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater
- 3.To make an unpleasant rasping sound, often as the result of rubbing against something
- 4.(by extension) to get on one's nerves; to irritate, annoy
- 5.(by extension) to annoy
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