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- Dictionarygrind/ɡrʌɪnd/
verb
- 1. reduce (something) to small particles or powder by crushing it: "grind some black pepper over the salad" Similar
- 2. rub or cause to rub together gratingly: "mountain ranges developed along fault lines where tectonic plates ground against one another" Similar
noun
- 1. a crushing or grating sound or motion: "the crunch and grind of bulldozers"
- 2. hard dull work: "relief from the daily grind"
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GRIND definition: 1. to make something into small pieces or a powder by pressing between hard surfaces: 2. to rub…. Learn more.
The meaning of GRIND is to reduce to powder or small fragments by friction (as in a mill or with the teeth). How to use grind in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Grind.
Grind definition: to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet. See examples of GRIND used in a sentence.
Definition of grind verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
grind. (graɪnd ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense grinds , present participle grinding , past tense, past participle ground. 1. verb. If you grind a substance such as corn, you crush it between two hard surfaces or with a machine until it becomes a fine powder.
1. to reduce or be reduced to small particles by pounding or abrading: to grind corn; to grind flour. 2. ( tr) to smooth, sharpen, or polish by friction or abrasion: to grind a knife. 3. to scrape or grate together (two things, esp the teeth) with a harsh rasping sound or (of such objects) to be scraped together.
When you grind something, you mill or crush it into smaller pieces, the way you grind pepper or grind a grain into flour. Two things that rub up against each other also grind together, which is what your teeth do if you grind them in your sleep.