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grind

  [grahynd] verb, ground or (Rare) grind⋅ed; grind⋅ing; noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
2. to reduce to fine particles, as by pounding or crushing; bray, triturate, or pulverize.
3. to oppress, torment, or crush: to grind the poor.
4. to rub harshly or gratingly; grate together; grit: to grind one's teeth.
5. to operate by turning a crank: to grind a hand organ.
6. to produce by crushing or abrasion: to grind flour.
7. Slang. to annoy; irritate; irk: It really grinds me when he's late.
–verb (used without object)
8. to perform the operation of reducing to fine particles.
9. to rub harshly; grate.
10. to be or become ground.
11. to be polished or sharpened by friction.
12. Informal. to work or study laboriously (often fol. by away): He was grinding away at his algebra.
13. Slang. (in a dance) to rotate the hips in a suggestive manner. Compare bump (def. 11).
–noun
14. the act of grinding.
15. a grinding sound.
16. a grade of particle fineness into which a substance is ground: The coffee is available in various grinds for different coffee makers.
17. laborious, usually uninteresting work: Copying all the footnotes was a grind.
18. Informal. an excessively diligent student.
19. Slang. a dance movement in which the hips are rotated in a suggestive or erotic manner. Compare bump (def. 20).
—Verb phrase
20. grind out,
a. to produce in a routine or mechanical way: to grind out magazine stories.
b. to extinguish by rubbing the lighted end against a hard surface: to grind out a cigarette.
Origin:
bef. 950; ME grinden, OE grindan; akin to Goth grinda-, L frendere

Related forms:
grind⋅a⋅ble, adjective
grind⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
grind⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
2. crush, powder, comminute, pound. 3. persecute, plague, afflict, trouble. 4. abrade.
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grind   (grīnd)   
v.   ground (ground), grind·ing, grinds

v.   tr.
    1. To crush, pulverize, or reduce to powder by friction, especially by rubbing between two hard surfaces: grind wheat into flour.
    2. To shape, sharpen, or refine with friction: grind a lens.
    3. To operate by turning a crank: ground a hurdy-gurdy.
    4. To produce or process by turning a crank: grinding a pound of beef.
  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).
    1. To operate by turning a crank: ground a hurdy-gurdy.
    2. 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.

[Middle English grinden, from Old English grindan; see ghrendh- in Indo-European roots.]
grind'ing·ly adv.
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Grinding

Grind"ing\, a. & n. from Grind.

Grinding frame, an English name for a cotton spinning machine.

Grinding mill. (a) A mill for grinding grain. (b) A lapidary's lathe.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : grinding
Spanish: rechinante, chirriante,
German: mühsam,
Japanese: きしむ音を立てる
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grinding grind·ing (grīn'dĭng)
n.
The pathological wearing away of tooth substance by mechanical means.

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