- verbgrind (verb) · grinds (third person present) · ground (past tense) · ground (past participle) · grinding (present participle)
- reduce (something) to small particles or powder by crushing it:"grind some black pepper over the salad" · "they grind up fish for fertilizer"
- sharpen, smooth, or produce (something) by crushing or by friction:"power from a waterwheel was used to grind cutlery"
- 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"
- rub or cause to rub together gratingly:"mountain ranges developed along fault lines where tectonic plates ground against one another" · "he keeps me awake at night, grinding his teeth"
- move noisily and laboriously, especially against a countering force:"the truck was grinding slowly up the hill"
- informal(of a dancer) rotate the hips:"there were sweaty bodies everywhere bumping and grinding to the music"
noungrind (noun) · grinds (plural noun)- a crushing or grating sound or motion:"the crunch and grind of bulldozers" · "the slow grind of the US legal system"
- the size of ground particles:"only the right grind gives you all the fine flavor"
- hard dull work:"relief from the daily grind"
- US ENGLISHinformalan excessively hard-working student.
- informala dancer's rotary movement of the hips:"a bump and grind"
OriginOld English grindan, probably of Germanic origin. Although no cognates are known, it may be distantly related to Latin frendere ‘rub away, gnash’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- reduce (something) to small particles or powder by crushing it:
- rub or cause to rub together gratingly:
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- Grind is a verb that can mean12345:
- To reduce or be reduced to small particles by pounding or abrading.
- To smooth, sharpen, or polish by friction or abrasion.
- To wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction.
- To reduce to fine particles, as by pounding or crushing.
- To make something into small pieces or a powder by pressing between hard surfaces.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.vb, grinds, grinding or ground. 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.www.thefreedictionary.com/grindverb (used with object), ground or (Rare) grind·ed; grind·ing. to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens. to reduce to fine particles, as by pounding or crushing; bray, triturate, or pulverize. to oppress, torment, or crush: to grind minimum-wage employees.www.dictionary.com/browse/grindgrind verb [T] (RUB) to rub something against a hard surface, in order to make it sharper or smoother: She has a set of chef's knives that she grinds every week. He ground down the sharp metal edges to make them smooth. The car engine was making a strange grinding noise. See also. grindstone. grind your teeth.
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/grindto make something into small pieces or a powder by pressing between hard surfaces: to grind coffeedictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/grindgrinds; ground / ˈgraʊnd/ ; grinding Britannica Dictionary definition of GRIND 1
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