grate

Type of:

furnish, provide, render, supply

give something useful or necessary to

Synonyms:

eat into, fret, rankle

Type of:

annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

Type of:

rub

move over something with pressure

Synonyms:

grind

Types:

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gnash

grind together, of teeth

chew, jaw, manducate, masticate

chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth

champ, chomp

chew noisily

champ

chafe at the bit, like horses

gum, mumble

grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty

chaw

chew without swallowing

crunch, munch

chew noisily

gnaw

bite or chew on with the teeth

Type of:

break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize

break or cause to break into pieces

Synonyms:

scrape

Types:

paw

scrape with the paws

Type of:

rub

move over something with pressure