grate-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: Furnish with a grate.

Examples:
The workers grated many holes along with avenue.
I grated my fireplace yesterday.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NP
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: GRATE ON: gnaw into emotionally; make resentful or angry.

Commentary: Is: GRATE ON

Examples:
His attitude really grated on his coworkers.
The injustice grated on her.
Her voice grates on everyone.

Mappings:
VerbNet: appeal-31.4-2
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NP
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: Shred or pulverize by rubbing against or with a sharp or rough object.

Examples:
The cat just about grated the couch yesterday.
Grate the nutmeg and set aside.
The machine is designed to grate the massive blocks of cheese the factory produces.

Mappings:
VerbNet: carve-21.2-1
FrameNet: Grinding
PropBank: NP
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: Rub together, possibly producing a sound or communication.

Commentary:
NOTE: This sense does not include the object ground, nor imply that anything is shredded, ground, etc. It includes only the two implements of grating.

Examples:
He grated his teeth in anger.
We grated the rocks against one another.
Don't run the mill empty or the stones will grate down.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Communication_noise,Friction
PropBank: NP
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4