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I grated some apples for the baby.

I like to sprinkle my spaghetti with grated parmesan cheese and drizzle with olive oil.

to obtain plenty of small pieces of something by rubbing it against a special device called grater;

grated cheese.

Bob grated some cheese on his spaghetti.

Tom grates cheese for his favourite pizza

We grated all the cheese.

Did you grate the cheese?

to cut into very small pieces by rubbing it against a special tool caled grater

grated cheese/carrot

Pasta tastes better when you grate some cheese on it