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grate vs break up

break up vs grate

grate is a noun but break up is not a noun.

grate and break up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
grate Yes No Yes No
break up No No Yes No
As verbs, break up is a hypernym of grate; that is, break up is a word with a broader meaning than grate:
  • grate: make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
  • break up: break or cause to break into pieces
Other hypernyms of grate include fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize.
grate (noun) break up (noun)
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
grate (verb) break up (verb)
make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together laugh unrestrainedly
scratch repeatedly break or cause to break into pieces
reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface come to an end
gnaw into; make resentful or angry separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
furnish with a grate cause to go into a solution
cause to separate
close at the end of a session
bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
make a break in
set or keep apart
break violently or noisily; smash
attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
release ice
destroy the completeness of a set of related items
take apart into its constituent pieces
suffer a nervous breakdown
disband
to cause to separate and go in different directions
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
Difference between grate and break up

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