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grate

Main Entry: ¹grate

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): grated, grating

Language: English

transitive verb

1 : rallar (en cocina)
2 scrape : rascar
3 to grate one's teeth : hacer rechinar los dientes

intransitive verb

1 rasp, squeak : chirriar
2 irritate : irritar <to grate on one's nerves : crisparle los nervios a uno>

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