grate
verb
[ ɡreɪt ]
• reduce (food) to small shreds by rubbing it on a grater.
• "peel and roughly grate the carrots"
Similar:
shred,
rub into pieces,
pulverize,
mince,
grind,
granulate,
crush,
crumble,
mash,
smash,
fragment,
macerate,
triturate,
• make an unpleasant rasping sound.
• "the hinges of the door grated"
Similar:
rasp,
scrape,
jar,
scratch,
grind,
rub,
drag,
grit,
squeak,
screech,
creak,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French grater, of Germanic origin; related to German kratzen ‘to scratch’.
grate
noun
• the recess of a fireplace or furnace.
• "a small coal fire burned in the grate"
• a grating.
Origin:
Middle English (meaning ‘a grating’): from Old French, based on Latin cratis ‘hurdle’.
