English Explanatory Dictionary

grind

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
  2. To shape with the force of friction.
  3. To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
  4. To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.
  5. To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
  6. To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
  7. To oppress, hold down or weaken.
  8. To rotate the hips erotically.
  9. To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other.
  10. To rub one's body against another's in a sexual way; to frottage.
  11. To repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.
  12. To operate by turning a crank.
noun
  1. The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
  2. Something that has been reduced to powder, something that has been ground.
  3. A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
  4. A tedious and laborious task.
  5. A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.
  6. One who studies hard.
  7. Clipping of grindcore (“subgenre of heavy metal”).
  8. Hustle; hard work.
noun
  1. A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹaɪnd/ en-us-grind.ogg /ˈɡɹɪnd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-grind.wav

Word forms

grind grinds grinding ground grinded no-table-tags glossary grindest groundst groundest grindeth grounden

Etymology

From Middle English grynden, from Old English grindan, from Proto-West Germanic *grindan, from Proto-Germanic *grindaną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gríende, griene (“to grind, mill”), Dutch grinden (“to grind”, rare) and grind (“gravel, shingle”), Albanian grind (“to brawl, fight”).

Synonyms

chore swot grindadráp

Derived words

axe to grind ax to grind backgrind bump and grind cryogrind deathgrind goregrind grindability grindable grind down grindery grindhouse grind out grindset grindster grindstone grind the corn grind to a halt grind up grindy have an axe to grind intergrind misgrind nosegrind overgrind porngrind pornogrind pregrind regrind the mill cannot grind with water that is past the mills of the gods grind slowly togrind daily grind grind joint grind line nose grind
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