Beat and Grate

Beat

Beat verb - To reduce to fine particles.
Usage example: years of pounding had beaten the pebbles to a fine dust

Grate and beat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grate" instead a verb "Beat".

Nearby Words: beaten, beating, beater, beatable

Grate

Grate verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.

Beat and grate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beat" instead a verb "Grate".

Nearby Words: grating, grated, grater

Common collocations

people beat people grate people
way beat way grate way

Both words in one sentence

  • Sidetracked by the Gold Saucer Offers two rather terrible games with high chances of losing, but also a game from Grate Guy himself (essentially a coin flip game) with a prize if you beat him 100 times.
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