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Definition of grate noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

grate

noun
 
/ɡreɪt/
 
/ɡreɪt/
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  1. a metal frame for holding the wood or coal in a fireplace
    • A huge log fire was burning in the grate.
    Homophones grate | greatgrate   great
     
    /ɡreɪt/
     
    /ɡreɪt/
    • grate verb
      • Grate the apples and carrots and add to the mixture.
    • grate noun
      • A small fire was burning in the grate.
    • great adjective
      • She is a young player with great potential.
    • great noun(informal)
      • He's destined to become an all-time great.
    • great adverb(informal, non-standard)
      • Keep going! You're doing great!
  2. (also sewer grate)
     (both US English)
    (British English drain)
    a frame of metal bars over the opening to a drain in the ground see also grating
    3. Word Originnoun sense 1 Middle English (meaning ‘a grating’): from Old French, based on Latin cratis ‘hurdle’.
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