Grate
21grate — I [[t]greɪt[/t]] n. v. grat•ed, grat•ing 1) bui a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove 2) bui a framework of parallel or crossed bars used as a partition, guard, cover, or the like; grating 3)… …
22grate — grate1 [ greıt ] verb 1. ) transitive to rub cheese, vegetables, or chocolate against a GRATER in order to cut them into small pieces: grated cheese 2. ) intransitive grate against/on to rub against something and make an unpleasant annoying sound …
23grate — grate1 grateless, adj. gratelike, adj. /grayt/, n., v., grated, grating. n. 1. a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove. 2. a framework of parallel or crossed bars, used as a partition, guard,… …
24grate — {{11}}grate (n.) late 14c., grill for cooking; early 15c., iron bars or cagework across a door or windows, from Anglo Latin (mid 14c.), from O.Fr. grate or directly from M.L. grata lattice, from L. cratis wickerwork, hurdle (see HURDLE (Cf.… …
25grate — [[t]gre͟ɪt[/t]] grates, grating, grated 1) N COUNT A grate is a framework of metal bars in a fireplace, which holds the coal or wood. A wood fire burned in the grate. 2) VERB If you grate food such as cheese or carrots, you rub it over a metal… …
26grate — I. /greɪt / (say grayt) noun 1. a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace or furnace. 2. a framework of parallel or crossed bars used as a partition, guard, cover, or the like. 3. a fireplace. –verb (t) (grated,… …
27Gräte — Fischgräte * * * Grä|te [ grɛ:tə], die; , n: nadeldünnes, knochenähnliches Gebilde im Fleisch des Fisches: ihm ist eine Gräte im Halse stecken geblieben; Fisch von den Gräten befreien. Zus.: Fischgräte. * * * Grä|te 〈f. 19〉 Verknöcherung zw. den… …
28grate — grate1 [greıt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: crata, grata something made of woven sticks , from Latin cratis; CRATE1] the metal bars and frame that hold the wood, coal etc in a ↑fireplace grate 2 grate2 v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old… …
29Gräte — 1. Gräten biegen sich wol, aber sie stechen auch. 2. Ohne Grät kein Fisch man find, ohne Mangel die Leut nicht sind. – Lehmann, II, 490. 3. Ohne Gräte kein Fisch. Nicht buchstäblich zu verstehen wegen der vielen Knorpelfische. – Niemand ist ganz… …
30grate — I. verb (grated; grating) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French grater to scratch, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German krazzōn to scratch Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. archaic abrade 2. to reduce to small particles by… …
