LEARNit Dictionary

grate

noun
1
a metal frame for holding the wood or coal in a fireplace
شبکه فلزی آتشدان
2
a frame of metal bars over the opening to a drain in the ground
شبکه فلزی
see also grating
verb
1
to rub food against a grater in order to cut it into small pieces
رنده کردن
2
to annoy somebody
آزار دادن
Her voice really grates on me.
He kept staring at her and it began to grate on her nerves.
It grated with him when people implied he wasn't really British.
3
when two hard surfaces grate as they rub together, they make a sharp unpleasant sound; somebody can also make one thing grate against another
ساییدن, خرچ خرچ کردن
The rusty hinges grated as the gate swung back.
He grated his knife across the plate.