[{"word":"grates","phonetic":"/ɡɹeɪts/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ɡɹeɪts/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A horizontal metal grill through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The grate stopped the sheep from escaping from their field."},{"definition":"A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding fuel while burning","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["grill"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to grate a window"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I need to grate the cheese before the potato is cooked."},{"definition":"To make an unpleasant rasping sound, often as the result of rubbing against something","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Listening to his teeth grate all day long drives me mad."},{"definition":"(by extension) to get on one's nerves; to irritate, annoy","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"She’s nice enough, but she can begin to grate if there is no-one else to talk to."},{"definition":"(by extension) to annoy","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grate","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grates"]}]