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# grate

«grate» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To rub food such as cheese or carrot against a tool with…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (grate, grates, grated, grating); noun (a grate, grates)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To rub food such as cheese or carrot against a tool with sharp holes so it falls off in thin strips or tiny bits. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grate/#m1)

2) A metal frame that holds the coal or wood in a fireplace. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grate/#m2)

3) A metal frame with gaps that covers a drain or hole in the ground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grate/#m3)

4) To make a harsh, unpleasant scraping sound, or to annoy someone («it grates on me»). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grate/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It was a bronze grating of the altar in the Tabernacle, with four rings for the carrying poles. Interpretation: Some commentators say the grating let the fire's air and ashes pass through. Others say it held the wood and the offerings. In the primary lessons: In cooking lessons and recipes: «grate the cheese», «finely grated», «grated carrot». In safety: keep fingers away from the sharp side, and do not drop things through a drain grate. In stories, a voice or sound that «grates» is harsh and unpleasant, and something that «grates on your nerves» annoys you again and again.

### examples

- the brazen altar, and its grating of brass, its staves, and all its vessels, the laver and its base; (Torah EXO.39.39, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grate/#x1)
- the altar of burnt-offering, with its grating of brass, its staves, and all its vessels, the laver and its base; (Torah EXO.35.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grate/#x2)
- And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grating of brass, to be holders for the staves. (Torah EXO.38.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grate/#x3)
- Can you grate some cheese for the pizza? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grate/#x4)
- Mum grated a carrot into the salad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grate/#x5)
- Be careful not to grate your knuckles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grate/#x6)
- The fire was burning in the grate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grate/#x7)
- My key fell through the drain grate in the street. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grate/#x8)
- The old gate grated on its rusty hinges. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grate/#x9)
- His loud chewing really grates on me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grate/#x10)
- Add two cups of grated cheese to the bowl. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grate/#x11)
- There is no fire in the grate, and hunger has made him faint.” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grate/#x12)

### note

Homophone: «great» (very good, very big) sounds the same as «grate». «Grated» = rubbed into bits; «grateful» = thankful (a different word that only looks related). Past «grated». A «grate» in a fireplace is countable: «a grate, two grates».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «grate» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grate/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.