grate
verbUK /ɡreɪt/
US /ɡreɪt/
To rub food into small pieces using a tool with sharp holes.
Please grate some cheese for the pasta.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. To make an unpleasant scraping sound.
The old door grated on its rusty hinges.
3. To annoy or irritate someone.
His constant complaining began to grate on her nerves.
4. A metal frame that holds fuel in a fireplace.
The logs glowed red on the iron grate.
5. A flat frame of bars that covers a drain.
Leaves had clogged the grate in the street.