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Serving to gratify; agreeable. |
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A structure or frame containing parallel or crosed bars,
with interstices; a kind of latticework, such as is used ia the windows
of prisons and cloisters. |
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A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding
fuel while burning. |
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To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or
crossbars; as, to grate a window. |
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To rub roughly or harshly, as one body against another,
causing a harsh sound; as, to grate the teeth; to produce (a harsh
sound) by rubbing. |
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To reduce to small particles by rubbing with anything
rough or indented; as, to grate a nutmeg. |
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To fret; to irritate; to offend. |
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To make a harsh sound by friction. |
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To produce the effect of rubbing with a hard rough
material; to cause wearing, tearing, or bruising. Hence; To produce
exasperation, soreness, or grief; to offend by oppression or
importunity. |
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