grategrate1 /greɪt/ verb 
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[transitive] to rub food such as cheese, vegetables, etc. against a rough or sharp surface in order to break it into small pieces: 
grated cheeseTHESAURUScut, chop (up), slice, dice, peel, carve, shred► see thesaurus at cut1 (1)2[intransitive] informal to annoy someone: She’s really beginning to grate on my nerves.
1 [transitive] to rub food such as cheese, vegetables, etc. against a rough or sharp surface in order to break it into small pieces: grated cheeseTHESAURUScut, chop (up), slice, dice, peel, carve, shred► see thesaurus at cut1 (1)2[intransitive] informal to annoy someone: She’s really beginning to grate on my nerves.
