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To grind is defined as to crush, reduce to a powder using friction or to rub two surfaces together forcefully.
(verb)An example of to grind is using a mortar and pestle to turn cumin seeds into cumin powder.
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See grind in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb ground, grinding
- to crush into bits or fine particles between two hard surfaces; pulverize
- to chop into small pieces or fine particles by means of sharp metal blades: to grind coffee beans
- to afflict with cruelty, hardship, etc.; crush; oppress: a people ground by tyranny
- to sharpen, shape, or smooth by friction
- to press down or together with a crushing, turning motion; rub harshly or gratingly: to grind one's teeth
- to operate by turning the crank of: to grind a coffee mill
- to make or produce by grinding
Origin: ME grinden < OE grindan < IE *ghrendh < base *ghren-, to rub away, pulverize > ground
intransitive verb
- to perform the act of grinding something
- to be capable of being ground; undergo grinding
- to grate
- Informal to work or study hard and steadily
- ☆ Slang to move the hips in a circular motion, as in striptease dancing
noun
- the act or operation of grinding
- the degree of fineness of something ground into particles
- long, difficult, tedious work or study; drudgery
- ☆ Informal a student who studies very hard
- ☆ Slang a circular movement of the hips made by or as by a striptease dancer
Related Forms:
- grindingly adverb
See grind in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb ground ground (ground), grind·ing, grinds verb, transitive
- 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.
- To rub (two surfaces) together harshly; gnash: grind the teeth.
- To bear down on harshly; crush.
- To oppress or weaken gradually: “Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law” (Oliver Goldsmith).
- 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.
- To produce mechanically or without inspiration: The factory grinds out a uniform product.
- To instill or teach by persistent repetition: ground the truth into their heads.
- To perform the operation of grinding something.
- To become crushed, pulverized, or powdered by friction.
- To move with noisy friction; grate: a train grinding along rusty rails.
- Informal To devote oneself to study or work: grinding for a test; grinding away at housework.
- Slang To rotate the pelvis erotically, as in the manner of a stripteaser.
- The act of grinding.
- A crunching or grinding noise.
- A specific grade or degree of pulverization, as of coffee beans: drip grind.
- Informal A laborious task, routine, or study: the daily grind.
- Informal A student who works or studies excessively.
- Slang An erotic rotation of the pelvis.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English grinden
Origin: , from Old English grindan; see ghrendh- in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- grindˈing·ly adverb
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