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Grilled vs Grated - What's the difference?

grilled | grated |

As verbs the difference between grilled and grated

is that grilled is (grill) while grated is (grate).

As adjectives the difference between grilled and grated

is that grilled is cooked on a grill or grilled can be fitted with a grille while grated is produced by grating.

grilled

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(head)
  • (grill)
    • The meat was grilled as this was considered the healthier option.
    She grilled him over his whereabouts the previous night.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Cooked on a grill.
  • As if cooked on a grill.
    • After a day in the sun, he looked more grilled than his hamburger.

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Fitted with a grille.
  • * 1983 , RenĂ© A Bravmann, African Islam?
    • High up, at second-storey level, are small openings cut into the wall and filled with shuttered, grilled windows...

    grated

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Produced by grating.
    • I topped my chili with grated''' cheese and my mango soufflĂ© with '''grated orange rind.
  • Furnished with a grate or grating.
    • grated windows

    Verb

    (head)
  • (grate)

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