Scrabble?! GRATE

Definitions of GRATE in various dictionaries:

noun - a frame of iron bars to hold a fire

noun - a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something

noun - a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air

verb - furnish with a grate

verb - gnaw into

verb - reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface

verb - make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together

verb - scratch repeatedly

To reduce to fragments, shreds, or powder by rubbing against an abrasive surface.

To cause to make a harsh grinding or rasping sound through friction: grated her teeth in anger.

To irritate or annoy persistently.

To rub or wear away.

To make a harsh rasping sound by or as if by scraping or grinding.

A harsh rasping sound made by scraping or rubbing: the grate of a key in a lock.

A framework of parallel or latticed bars for blocking an opening.

A framework of metal bars used to hold fuel or food in a stove, furnace, or fireplace.

A fireplace.

A perforated iron plate or screen for sieving and grading crushed ore.

verb - to reduce to shreds by rubbing