grind synonyms

grind

n.

  1. A difficult or tedious job

    drudgery, toil, labor; see work 2.

  2. A drudge

    hard worker, toiler, crammer; see drudge.

grind

v.

  1. To pulverize

    crush, powder, mill, grate, reduce to powder, attenuate, granulate, disintegrate, comminute, triturate, rasp, scrape, reduce to fine particles, levigate, file, abrade, pound, pestle, bray, beat into particles, crunch, crumple, roll out, pound out, shiver, atomize, chop up, crumble.

    Antonyms organize*, mold*, solidify. *

  2. To sharpen

    whet, rub, give an edge to; see sharpen 1.

  3. Oppress

    persecute, harass, annoy; see oppress.

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