grind
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of GRIND
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[+ object]
a
:
to crush or break (something) into very small pieces by rubbing it against a rough surface or using a special machine
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Grind (up) the coffee beans into a fine powder.
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The corn is ground into meal.
b
:
to cut (meat) into small pieces by putting it through a special machine
— usually used in U.S. English in the form ground to describe meat that has been cut into very small pieces
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Grind (up) the turkey meat.
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a recipe made with ground turkey
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a pound of ground beef [=(US) hamburger, (Brit) mince]
2
:
to make (something) sharp or smooth by rubbing it against a hard surface
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see also ax to grind at 1ax
[+ object]
[no object]
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The steel grinds to a sharp edge.
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a
[+ object]
:
to cause (things) to rub against each other in a forceful way that produces a harsh noise
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She kept grinding the car's gears.
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He grinds his teeth in his sleep.
b
[no object]
:
to make a harsh noise caused by rubbing
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I could hear the gears grinding.
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[+ object]
:
to rub or press (something) against a hard surface
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She ground (out) her cigarette on the pavement.
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Dirt was ground into the carpet.
grind along
[phrasal verb]
1
:
to continue in a slow and steady way
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The traffic ground along through the city streets.
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The economy continues to grind along.
2
grind along (something)
:
to continue moving down or along (something) in a slow and steady way
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The traffic was grinding along the streets.
grind away
[phrasal verb]
1
:
to work or study in a steady, determined way
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She was grinding away at her studies.
2
grind away (something)
or
grind (something) away
:
to remove (a part of something) by rubbing something rough against it
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He uses a special tool to grind away the stone.
grind down
[phrasal verb]
1
grind down (something)
or
grind (something) down
:
to make (something hard) smaller and smoother by gradually rubbing off tiny bits
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The old dog's teeth had been ground down by use.
2
grind down (someone or something)
or
grind (someone or something) down
:
to weaken or destroy (someone or something) gradually
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Poverty ground her spirit down.
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These people have been ground down by years of oppression.
grind on
[phrasal verb]
:
to continue for a long time
— used to describe something unpleasant
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The war ground on for many more months.
grind out
[phrasal verb]
grind out (something)
or
grind (something) out
:
to produce (something, especially something of low quality) quickly as part of a continuous process
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He grinds out [=churns out] a new novel every year.
grind to a halt
of a machine or come to a grinding halt
:
to stop working or moving forward
— often used figuratively
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The machinery slowly ground to a halt.
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Without more money, work on the project will soon grind to a halt. [=stop]
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The project came to a grinding halt.
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grind
/ˈgraɪnd/
noun
plural
grinds
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grind
/ˈgraɪnd/
noun
plural
grinds
Britannica Dictionary definition of GRIND
1
[singular]
:
boring or difficult work
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I need a break from the daily grind.
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the dull grind of office work
2
[count]
US
:
a person who works or studies too much
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In college he had a reputation as a grind [=(Brit) swot] who never went to parties.
3
[count]
— used to describe the size of the pieces of something that has been ground
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a fine/coarse grind of coffee
4
[count]
:
the act of rotating the hips in a sexual way
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compare bump
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dancers doing the bump and grind
