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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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   What does grind mean?

   • 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.

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   What is the meaning of 'the daily grind'?

   • Meanwhile, back at 'the daily grind' on that TV show, I’d take that as a bit of a pun rather than a serious explanation of the origin of the term. In the beginning, there was the verb “to grind,” which comes from the Old English “grindan,” meaning “to crush into small pieces, to rub together, to reduce to small particles or powder.”

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   What is another word for Grind?

   • , 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. Synonyms: pound, comminute, powder, crush to oppress, torment, or crush: to grind minimum-wage employees.

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   What does grind up mean?

   • Grind up means the same as grind. He makes his own paint, grinding up the pigment with a little oil. [VERB PARTICLE noun] If you grind something into a surface, you press and rub it hard into the surface using small circular or sideways movements. 'Well,' I said, grinding my cigarette nervously into the granite step. [VERB noun preposition]

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   What does it mean if you grind something into a surface?

   • If you grind something into a surface, you press and rub it hard into the surface using small circular or sideways movements. 'Well,' I said, grinding my cigarette nervously into the granite step. [VERB noun preposition] If you grind something, you make it smooth or sharp by rubbing it against a hard surface. ...a shop where they grind knives.

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   What does grit mean?

   • 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; pulverize. 3. to oppress, torment, or crush: ground by poverty. 4. to rub harshly or gratingly; grit: to grind one's teeth. 5. to operate by turning a crank: to grind a hand organ.

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   If you like to grind your own coffee beans, it means you prefer to buy whole beans, put them in an electric grinder, and pulverize them into tiny bits before you brew your coffee.

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