grate vs jaw

grate and jaw both are nouns.

grate and jaw both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
grate	Yes	No	Yes	No
jaw	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, jaw is a hyponym of grate; that is, jaw is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than grate:

grate: make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
jaw: chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth

Other hyponyms of grate include gnash, chew, manducate, masticate.

grate (noun)	jaw (noun)
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire	holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air	the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something	the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth

grate (verb)	jaw (verb)
make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together	talk socially without exchanging too much information
scratch repeatedly	censure severely or angrily
reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface	talk incessantly and tiresomely
gnaw into; make resentful or angry	chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
furnish with a grate

Difference between grate and jaw

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