grind

IPA: grˈaɪnd

noun

  • The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
  • Something that has been reduced to powder, something that has been ground.
  • A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
  • A tedious and laborious task.
  • A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.
  • (archaic, slang) One who studies hard.
  • (uncountable, slang) Hustle; hard work.
  • A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.
  • (uncountable, music) Clipping of grindcore (“subgenre of heavy metal”). [A genre of death metal music or hardcore punk, incorporating aggressive guitar riffs, extremely rapid drumming and loud, undecipherable screaming.]

verb

  • (transitive) To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
  • (transitive) To shape with the force of friction.
  • (metalworking) To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
  • (intransitive) To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.
  • To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
  • (sports, intransitive) To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
  • (transitive) To oppress, hold down or weaken.
  • (slang, intransitive) To rotate the hips erotically.
  • (slang) To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other.
  • (slang) To rub one's body against another's in a sexual way; to frottage.
  • (video games) To repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.
  • (transitive) To operate by turning a crank.
  • To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank.
  • (computing, dated) To automatically format and indent code.
  • (slang, Hawaii) To eat.
  • To instill through repetitive teaching.
  • (intransitive, slang) To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.
  • (transitive, slang) To annoy or irritate (a person); to grind one's gears.
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Examples of "grind" in Sentences

  • Support Hillary because she knows what the grind is like.
  • The only “ax” I have to grind is as a business owner who operates on the up and up.
  • I would argue, however, that the term grind as socially used in this area is not terribly reliable.
  • The daily grind is pulverizing me; things I consider important are getting left by the wayside, getting laid to waste.
  • The Midshipmen were the league's worst defense for the second consecutive season, and this team simply could not win grind-it-out, low-scoring affairs.
  • "But I feel that -- that if something came into his life --" She blushed, but went on bravely -- "something to take him out of what he calls the grind --"
  • I usually buy the cheapest pork roasts or whole legs and after removing the skin grind the deer with the pork almost even along with fresh garlic and onions.
  • In Volume Two of Canadian Literature in English, W.J. Keith cites a series of literary-critical books whose authors are "concerned, first and foremost, with good writing … The sole axe they grind is the need to nurture excellence."

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