/ɡɹeɪd/
noun
A rating.The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.A degree or level of something; a position within a scale; a degree of quality.A slope (up or down) of a roadway or other passageA level of primary and secondary education.A student of a particular grade (used with the grade level).An area that has been flattened by a grader (construction machine).The level of the ground.A gradian.In a linear system of divisors on an n-dimensional variety, the number of free intersection points of n generic divisors.A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating.A taxon united by a level of morphological or physiological complexity that is not a clade.The degree of malignity of a tumor expressed on a scale.verb
To assign scores to the components of an academic test.To assign a score to overall academic performance.To organize in grades.To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface.To remove or trim part of a seam allowance from a finished seam so as to reduce bulk and make the finished piece more even when turned right side out.To pass imperceptibly from one grade into another.