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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024grind /graɪnd/USA pronunciation v., ground/graʊnd/USA pronunciation grind•ing, n. v. - to wear down, make smooth, or sharpen (something) by rubbing or friction:[~ + object]to grind a lens; to grind knives.
- to crush (something) into small particles, as by pounding;
pulverize: [~ + object]She accidentally ground the dirt into the rug.[~ + up + object]The glass bottles were ground up for recycling. - to oppress, torment, or crush:[~ + down + object]They were ground down by poverty.
- to grate together;
grit:[~ + object]She used to grind her teeth. - to operate by turning a crank:[~ + object]to grind a hand organ.
- to produce by crushing or hard rubbing:[~ + object]The mill grinds flour.
- to (cause to) rub harshly;
grate: [no object]The gears ground whenever I shifted.[~ + object]I kept grinding the gears. - Informal Terms[~ + away] to work or study hard or for long hours.
- Slang Terms[no object] (in a dance) to rotate the hips in a suggestive manner. Compare bump (def. 9).
- grind out:
- to produce in a routine or mechanical way: [~ + out + object]ground out another issue of the newspaper.[~ + object + out]Would they grind another issue out in time?
- to extinguish (a cigarette or cigar) against a surface: [~ + out + object]He ground out his cigarette.[~ + object + out]He ground his cigarette out.
n. [countable] - a grade of fineness into which a substance is ground into particles:That coffee is available in various grinds.
- laborious, usually uninteresting work:[usually singular]the daily grind.
- Informal Termsa student who works and studies hard.
- Slang Termsa dance movement in which the hips are rotated in a suggestive manner. Compare bump (def. 16).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024grind (grīnd),USA pronunciation v., ground or (Rare) grind•ed;
grind•ing;
n. v.t. - 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 the poor.
- to rub harshly or gratingly;
grate together;
grit:to grind one's teeth. - to operate by turning a crank:to grind a hand organ.
- to produce by crushing or abrasion:to grind flour.
- Slang Termsto annoy;
irritate;
irk:It really grinds me when he's late.
v.i. - to perform the operation of reducing to fine particles.
- to rub harshly;
grate. - to be or become ground.
- to be polished or sharpened by friction.
- Informal Termsto work or study laboriously (often fol. by away):He was grinding away at his algebra.
- Slang Terms(in a dance) to rotate the hips in a suggestive manner. Cf. bump (def. 11).
- grind out:
- to produce in a routine or mechanical way:to grind out magazine stories.
- to extinguish by rubbing the lighted end against a hard surface:to grind out a cigarette.
n. - the act of grinding.
- a grinding sound.
- a grade of particle fineness into which a substance is ground:The coffee is available in various grinds for different coffee makers.
- laborious, usually uninteresting work:Copying all the footnotes was a grind.
- Informal Termsan excessively diligent student.
- Slang Termsa dance movement in which the hips are rotated in a suggestive or erotic manner. Cf. bump (def. 22).
- bef. 950; Middle English grinden, Old English grindan; akin to Gothic grinda-, Latin frendere
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged crush, powder, comminute, pound.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged persecute, plague, afflict, trouble.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged abrade.
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