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   grind

   /ɡrʌɪnd/

   verb

   • 1. reduce (something) to small particles or powder by crushing it: "grind some black pepper over the salad" Similar crushpoundpulverizemillpowdergranulategrateminceshredcrumblepestlemashsmashpressfragmentkibbletechnical:trituratecomminutearchaic:levigatebray
   • ▪ sharpen, smooth, or produce (something) by crushing or by friction: "power from a waterwheel was used to grind cutlery" Similar sharpenwhetmake sharp/sharperhonefilestropsmoothpolishsandsandpaper
   • ▪ operate (a mill or machine) by turning the handle: "she was grinding a coffee mill"
   • ▪ (of a mill or machine) work with a crushing action: "the old mill was grinding again"
   • 2. rub or cause to rub together gratingly: "mountain ranges developed along fault lines where tectonic plates ground against one another" Similar rubgratescraperaspgnashgrit
   • ▪ move noisily and laboriously: "the truck was grinding slowly up the hill" Similar move laboriouslystrainstruggledrag oneselffight one's waylabourpotterchug
   • 3. (of a dancer) gyrate the hips erotically: informal "there were sweaty bodies everywhere bumping and grinding to the music"
   • ▪ have sex. vulgar slang, dated British

   noun

   • 1. a crushing or grating sound or motion: "the crunch and grind of bulldozers"
   • ▪ the size of ground particles: "only the right grind gives you all the fine flavour"
   • 2. hard dull work: "relief from the daily grind"
   • ▪ an excessively hard-working student. informal US
   • ▪ a private tuition class: Irish "experienced teacher offers grinds in Maths and Irish, to all levels"
   • 3. a dancer's erotic gyration of the hips: informal "a bump and grind"
   • ▪ an act or instance of having sex. vulgar slang, dated British

   Word Origin Old Englishgrindan, probably of Germanic origin. Although no cognates are known, it may be distantly related to Latin frendere ‘rub away, gnash’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGRIND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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     GRIND meaning: 1. to make something into small pieces or a...

   • Znaczenie Grind, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     GRIND definicja: 1. to make something into small pieces or a...

   • Grind: Italian Translation

     GRIND translate: macinare, affilare, macinare, arrotare;...

   • Grind Spanish Translation

     GRIND translate: moler, afilar, moler, afilar. Learn more in...

   • Grind: Korean Translation

     grind translate: (가루를 내) 갈다, 갈다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Grind: Arabic Translation

     GRIND translate: يَطْحَن, يَشْحَذ. Learn more in the...

   • Grind: Thai Translation

     grind translate: บด, ขยี้, ถู, งานที่น่าเบื่อ. Learn more in...

   • Grind: French Translation

     grind translate: moudre, affûter, moudre, broyer, grincer,...

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   Grind definition: to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet. See examples of GRIND used in a sentence.

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9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › grindGrind - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.