grind

[ grahynd ]

/ graɪnd /

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verb (used with object), ground or (Rare) grind·ed; grind·ing.

to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.

to reduce to fine particles, as by pounding or crushing; bray, triturate, or pulverize.

to oppress, torment, or crush: to grind the poor.

to rub harshly or gratingly; grate together; grit: to grind one's teeth.

to operate by turning a crank: to grind a hand organ.

to produce by crushing or abrasion: to grind flour.

Slang. to annoy; irritate; irk: It really grinds me when he's late.

verb (used without object), ground or (Rare) grind·ed; grind·ing.

to perform the operation of reducing to fine particles.

to rub harshly; grate.

to be or become ground.

to be polished or sharpened by friction.

Informal. to work or study laboriously (often followed by away): He was grinding away at his algebra.

Digital Technology. (in a video game) to perform a monotonous task repeatedly in order to advance a character to a higher level or rank: You have to grind for hours before you can embark on the main story mission.

Slang. (in a dance) to rotate the hips in a suggestive manner. Compare bump(def 12).

noun

the act of grinding.

a grinding sound.

a grade of particle fineness into which a substance is ground: The coffee is available in various grinds for different coffee makers.

laborious, usually uninteresting work: Copying all the footnotes was a grind.

Informal. an excessively diligent student.

Slang. a dance movement in which the hips are rotated in a suggestive or erotic manner. Compare bump(def 12).

Verb Phrases

grind out,

to produce in a routine or mechanical way: to grind out magazine stories.
to extinguish by rubbing the lighted end against a hard surface: to grind out a cigarette.

Origin of grind

before 950; Middle English grinden, Old English grindan; akin to Gothic grinda-, Latin frendere

SYNONYMS FOR grind

2 crush, powder, comminute, pound.

3 persecute, plague, afflict, trouble.

4 abrade.

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OTHER WORDS FROM grind

grind·a·ble, adjective grind·a·bil·i·ty, noun grind·ing·ly, adverb re·grind, verb, re·ground, re·grind·ing.

un·grind·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby grind

grin, grin and bear it, grin like a cheshire cat, grinch, grinch stole christmas, how the, grind, grind house, grind in, grind on, grind rock, grind to a halt

Example sentences from the Web for grinding

The next 10 times after that, it was just wearying and grinding.

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And I think that what lifted our spirits when it really hurt, sort of grinding on the bike, was to see everything around us.

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His voice would morph from a melodic baritone to a deep, guttural snarl, grinding notes to a pulp.

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The “exceptional men” doing shots of Maker and grinding on anonymous girls at house parties are not always looking for a wife.

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When the harvest time arrives in December, each tenant carries his crop to the mill for grinding.

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In the autumn, rheumatism takes him to Homburg, but he refuses to learn German, the grinding gibberish of the garrulous Goth.

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Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

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A barrel-organ was grinding out a tune; children danced in the sunshine on the pavement.

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We could hear them grinding together all about; yet the wind was light, otherwise we might have had heavier thumps.

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British Dictionary definitions for grinding

grind

/ (ɡraɪnd) /

verb grinds, grinding or ground

to reduce or be reduced to small particles by pounding or abrading to grind corn; to grind flour

(tr) to smooth, sharpen, or polish by friction or abrasion to grind a knife

to scrape or grate together (two things, esp the teeth) with a harsh rasping sound or (of such objects) to be scraped together

(tr foll by out) to speak or say (something) in a rough voice

(tr often foll by down) to hold down; oppress; tyrannize

(tr) to operate (a machine) by turning a handle

(tr foll by out) to produce in a routine or uninspired manner he ground out his weekly article for the paper

(tr foll by out) to continue to play in a dull or insipid manner the band only ground out old tunes all evening

(tr often foll by into) to instil (facts, information, etc) by persistent effort they ground into the recruits the need for vigilance

(intr) informal to study or work laboriously

(intr) mainly US to dance erotically by rotating the pelvis (esp in the phrase bump and grind)

noun

informal laborious or routine work or study

slang, mainly US a person, esp a student, who works excessively hard

a specific grade of pulverization, as of coffee beans coarse grind

British slang the act of sexual intercourse

mainly US a dance movement involving an erotic rotation of the pelvis

the act or sound of grinding

Derived forms of grind

grindingly, adverb

Word Origin for grind

Old English grindan; related to Latin frendere, Lithuanian gréndu I rub, Low German grand sand

Medical definitions for grinding

grinding

[ grīn′dĭng ]

n.

The pathological wearing away of tooth substance by mechanical means.

Idioms and Phrases with grinding

grind

In addition to the idiom beginning with grind

grind to a halt

also see:

ax to grind
mills of the gods grind slowly

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grind

verb (used with object), ground or (Rare) grind·ed; grind·ing.

verb (used without object), ground or (Rare) grind·ed; grind·ing.

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verb grinds, grinding or ground

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grind

verb (used with object), ground or (Rare) grind·ed; grind·ing.

verb (used without object), ground or (Rare) grind·ed; grind·ing.

noun

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verb grinds, grinding or ground

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