Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Furnished with a grate or grating.
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- adjective Produced by
grating . - adjective Furnished with a
grate orgrating . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
grate .
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Examples
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Another Instance of the strange _loosening_ nature of a violent jarring Motion, or a strong and nimble vibrative one, we may have from a piece of _iron_ grated on very strongly with a _file_: for if into that a pin _screw'd_ so firm and hard, that though it has a convenient head to it, yet it can by no means be _unscrew'd_ by the fingers; if, I say, you attempt to unscrew this whilst _grated on by the file_, it will be found to undoe and turn very _easily_.
Micrographia Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon Robert Hooke 1669
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But the constant flux of plants growing, dying back and growing again grated against her nerves.
365 tomorrows » Sam Clough : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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Mix all ingredients together, stirring in grated cheese last.
Archive 2008-01-01 ____Maggie 2008
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Mix all ingredients together, stirring in grated cheese last.
Let the Cornbread Wars Begin! ____Maggie 2008
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Mix flour and salt, rub in grated butter, stir in sugar.
Archive 2008-12-01 lili 2008
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But the constant flux of plants growing, dying back and growing again grated against her nerves.
365 tomorrows » 2008 » August : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2008
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Mix flour and salt, rub in grated butter, stir in sugar.
Mince Pies lili 2008
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But even Dobbin grated on me, following Amelia around like a puppy, neither asserting himself in regards to her nor breaking off his attachment.
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Families bought ears of white corn, steamed or grilled on the spot and slathered with mayonnaise and then dipped in grated white cheese and sprinkled with chili powder.
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My first trip to the Tuesday Market I bought fresh corn on the cob and came home and steamed it, spread on (refrigerated) Hellman's, rolled it in grated white cheese, and added chile powder and lime.
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