to grate cheese

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• grate — I. /greɪt / (say grayt) noun 1. a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace or furnace. 2. a framework of parallel or crossed bars used as a partition, guard, cover, or the like. 3. a fireplace. –verb (t) (grated,… …  

• grate — I. verb (grated; grating) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French grater to scratch, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German krazzōn to scratch Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. archaic abrade 2. to reduce to small particles by… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• grate — 01. Why don t you chop up the vegetables while I [grate] the cheese for the pizza? 02. Anne put some [grated] carrots in the salad. 03. [Grate] the fresh ginger into the mixture of dry ingredients. 04. I wiped out on my bicycle when my front tire …   Grammatical examples in English

• grate — I UK [ɡreɪt] / US verb Word forms grate : present tense I/you/we/they grate he/she/it grates present participle grating past tense grated past participle grated 1) [transitive] to rub cheese, vegetables, chocolate etc against a grater in order to …   English dictionary

• grate — grate1 [ greıt ] verb 1. ) transitive to rub cheese, vegetables, or chocolate against a GRATER in order to cut them into small pieces: grated cheese 2. ) intransitive grate against/on to rub against something and make an unpleasant annoying sound …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• grate — [[t]gre͟ɪt[/t]] grates, grating, grated 1) N COUNT A grate is a framework of metal bars in a fireplace, which holds the coal or wood. A wood fire burned in the grate. 2) VERB If you grate food such as cheese or carrots, you rub it over a metal… …   English dictionary

• grate — grate1 [greıt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: crata, grata something made of woven sticks , from Latin cratis; CRATE1] the metal bars and frame that hold the wood, coal etc in a ↑fireplace grate 2 grate2 v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• grate´like´ — grate1 «grayt», noun, verb, grat|ed, grat|ing. –n. 1. a framework of iron bars to hold burning fuel in a furnace or fireplace: »Many of the small hot coals fell through the grate. 2. = fireplace. (Cf. ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• cheese — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hard, soft ▪ sharp, strong ▪ mild ▪ fat free (AmE), full fat, low fat …   Collocations dictionary

• grate — verb rub sth into small pieces ADVERB ▪ coarsely ▪ finely ▪ Sprinkle the top of the dish with some finely grated cheese. PHRASES ▪ freshly grated ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• grate — 1. noun /ɡɹeɪt/ A horizontal metal grille through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot. Syn: grille 2. verb /ɡɹeɪt/ a) To shred things, usually foodstuffs, by …   Wiktionary