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grind  (grnd)

v. ground (ground), grind·ing, grinds

v.tr.

1.

a. To crush, pulverize, or reduce to powder by friction, especially by rubbing between two hard surfaces: grind wheat into flour.

b. To shape, sharpen, or refine with friction: grind a lens.

2. To rub (two surfaces) together harshly; gnash: grind the teeth.

3. To bear down on harshly; crush.

4. To oppress or weaken gradually: "Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law" Oliver Goldsmith.

5.

a. To operate by turning a crank: ground a hurdy-gurdy.

b. To produce or process by turning a crank: grinding a pound of beef.

6. To produce mechanically or without inspiration: The factory grinds out a uniform product.

7. To instill or teach by persistent repetition: ground the truth into their heads.

v.intr.

1. To perform the operation of grinding something.

2. To become crushed, pulverized, or powdered by friction.

3. To move with noisy friction; grate: a train grinding along rusty rails.

4. Informal To devote oneself to study or work: grinding for a test; grinding away at housework.

5. Slang To rotate the pelvis erotically, as in the manner of a stripteaser.

n.

1. The act of grinding.

2. A crunching or grinding noise.

3. A specific grade or degree of pulverization, as of coffee beans: drip grind.

4. Informal A laborious task, routine, or study: the daily grind.

5. Informal A student who works or studies excessively.

6. Slang An erotic rotation of the pelvis.

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[Middle English grinden, from Old English grindan; see ghrendh- in Indo-European roots.]

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grinding·ly adv.

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grind

Verb

[grinding, ground]

1. to reduce to small particles by pounding or rubbing: grinding coffee

2. to smooth, sharpen, or polish by friction

3. (of two objects) to scrape together with a harsh rasping sound

4. an axe to grind See axe (sense 2)

5. grind one's teeth to rub one's upper and lower teeth against each other, as if chewing

6. grind to a halt to come to an end or a standstill: without enzymes life would grind to a halt

Noun

Informal hard or tedious work: the grind of everyday life

See also grind down [Old English grindan]

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Grind a school of blackfish or bottle-nosed whales, 1885.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grind - an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious dweeb, nerd, swot, wonk assimilator, learner, scholar - someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
	2.	grind - the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground; "a coarse grind of coffee" degree, level, grade - a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"
	3.	grind - hard monotonous routine work donkeywork, drudgery, plodding toil, labor, labour - productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"
	4.	grind - the act of grinding to a powder or dust pulverisation, pulverization, mill compaction, crunch, crush - the act of crushing
Verb	1.	grind - press or grind with a crushing noise cranch, craunch, crunch press - exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot" grind down, tyrannise, tyrannize - rule a country as a tyrant
	2.	grind - make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger" grate gnash - grind together, of teeth fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up - break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented" chew, manducate, masticate, jaw - chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"
	3.	grind - work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" labour, moil, toil, travail, drudge, fag, labor, dig do work, work - be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"
	4.	grind - dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"
	5.	grind - reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" comminute, bray, mash, crunch pulp - reduce to pulp; "pulp fruit"; "pulp wood" pestle - grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar; "pestle the garlic" mill - grind with a mill; "mill grain" fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up - break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"
	6.	grind - created by grinding; "grind designs into the glass bowl" create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
	7.	grind - shape or form by grinding; "grind lenses for glasses and cameras" shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work - make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

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grind

verb 1. crush, mill, powder, grate, pulverize, pound, kibble, abrade, granulate

2. press, push, crush, jam, mash, force down

verb 3. grate, scrape, grit, gnash

verb 4. sharpen, file, polish, sand, smooth, whet

noun 5. hard work, (Informal) labour, effort, task, sweat (informal) chore, toil, drudgery

grind someone down

1. (with down) oppress, suppress, harass, subdue, hound, bring down, plague, persecute, subjugate, trample underfoot, tyrannize (over)

Translations

grind [graɪnd] [pt, pp ground] vt [+ coffee, pepper etc] → moler;

(US) (meat) → picar (= make sharp); afilar (= polish) [+ gem, lens] → esmerilar

vi [+ car gears] → rechinar

n the daily grind (col) → la rutina diaria;

to grind one's teeth → hacer rechinar los dientes;

to grind to a halt [vehicle] → pararse con gran estruendo de frenos;

(fig) [talks, scheme] → interrumpirse; [work, production] → paralizarse

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grind [graɪnd] [ground , pt , pp ] [graund] vt → écraser [+ coffee, pepper etc]; moudre;

(US) [+ meat]; hacher (= make sharp); aiguiser (= polish) [+ gem, lens] → polir

vi [car gears] → grincer

n (= work) → corvée f;

to grind one's teeth → grincer des dents;

to grind to a halt [vehicle] → s'arrêter dans un grincement de freins (fig); s'arrêter, s'immobiliser;

the daily grind (inf) → le train-train quotidien

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grind [graɪnd] [ground , pt, pp ] vt → zerkleinern;

(coffee, pepper etc) → mahlen;

(US) (meat) → hacken, durch den Fleischwolf drehen;

(knife) → schleifen, wetzen;

(gem, lens) → schleifen

vi (car gears) → knirschen

n (work) → Schufterei f;

to grind one's teeth → mit den Zähnen knirschen;

to grind to a halt (vehicle) → quietschend zum Stehen kommen (fig) (talks, scheme) → sich festfahren;

(work) → stocken;

(production) → zum Erliegen kommen;

the daily grind (inf) → der tägliche Trott

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grind [graɪnd] vb [pt ground, pp ] [graund]

vt → macinare;

(US) [+ meat]; tritare, macinare (= make sharp); arrotare (= polish) [+ gem, lens] → molare

vi [car gears] → grattare

n (= work) → sgobbata;

to grind one's teeth → digrignare i denti;

to grind to a halt [vehicle] → arrestarsi con uno stridio di freni;

(fig) [talks, scheme] → insabbiarsi: [work, production] → cessare del tutto;

the daily grind (col) → il trantran quotidiano