[{"word":"grating","phonetic":"[ˈɡɹeɪ̯ɾɪŋ]","phonetics":[{"text":"[ˈɡɹeɪ̯ɾɪŋ]","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"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":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The loose material that comes from something being grated.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Add a few gratings of nutmeg to the hot milk."},{"definition":"An optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(in the plural) The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable lattice used for the flooring of boats.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The sound made by something that grates against something else.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["grill"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"(typically of a voice) Harsh and unpleasant.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Abrasive; tending 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/grating"]}]