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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 meaning: 1. to make something into small pieces or a powder by pressing between hard surfaces: 2. to rub…. Learn more.
To shape, sharpen, or refine with friction: grind scissors to a fine edge; grind lenses for eyeglasses. 2. To rub (two surfaces) together harshly; gnash: grind one's teeth. 3. To bear down on harshly; crush: The team's spirit was ground down by harsh losses. 4.
The grind of a machine is the harsh, scraping noise that it makes, usually because it is old or is working too hard. If you refer to routine tasks or activities as the grind, you mean they are boring and take up a lot of time and effort. The daily grind of government is done by Her Majesty's Civil Service.
Definition of grind verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [transitive] grind something (down/up) | grind something (to/into something) to break or press something into very small pieces between two hard surfaces or using a special machine. The animal has teeth that grind its food into a pulp.
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.
GRIND meaning: 1. to keep rubbing something between two rough, hard surfaces until it becomes a powder: 2. to rub…. Learn more.
[intransitive, transitive] to rub together, or to make hard objects rub together, often producing an unpleasant noise grind (together) Parts of the machine were grinding together noisily. grind something (together) She grinds her teeth while she's sleeping. He ground the gears on the car.
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. Grind up means the same as grind. [...] 2. If you grind something into a surface, you press and rub it hard into the surface using small circular or sideways movements. [...] See grind your teeth [...] 3.
