GRATE

v. 1 shred, rasp, scrape, rub, triturate Peel six raw potatoes and grate them fine 2 scrape, rasp, rub, grind, scratch, screech, stridulate The cricket grates its legs against its wing covers to produce the 'singing' sound 3 Often, grate on or upon. annoy, vex, irk, irritate, pester, set one's teeth on edge, jar, fret, chafe, rub (someone) (up) the wrong way, go against the grain, Colloq get on one's nerves Her voice just grates on me