grind

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/ˈɡɹaɪnd/

noun 6verb 5

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(verb.)

ADV

coarsely

finely

The coffee beans were finely ground just before we brewed the morning pot.

down, up

She ground up the coffee beans every morning before making breakfast.

PREP

into

The coffee beans were ground into a fine powder for espresso.

She ground the wheat to make flour for baking bread.

PHRASES

freshly ground

She always uses freshly ground coffee beans to make her morning brew.

Definitions

verb

To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.

To shape with the force of friction.

grind a lens; grind an axe

To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.

To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.

This corn grinds well.

Steel grinds to a sharp edge.

To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.

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.

This bag contains espresso grind.

A tedious and laborious task.

This homework is a grind.

Running again in more open agricultural country, the Harrogate line encounters a short downgrade before the stiff uphill grind to Harrogate begins.

A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.

noun

A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of grinding to a powder or dust

mill
pulverization
pulverisation

noun — hard monotonous routine work

drudgery
plodding
donkeywork

noun — an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected

swot
nerd
wonk
dweeb

verb — reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

verb — make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together

grate

verb — press or grind with a crushing noise

verb — work hard

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

daily grind

The difficult, routine, or monotonous tasks of daily work.

As soon as he has the money to retire, he plans to leave the daily grind and travel more.

grind one's gears

To annoy or irritate one.

It really grinds my gears when inconsiderate people litter.

bump and grind

A sexually suggestive dance involving exaggerated hip movements, especially a striptease dance.

One of the oddest spectacles in America, in fact, has to be a Tom Jones audience, in which a couple of dozen women, usually attractive and well dressed, throw their panties onto th

the mills of the gods grind slowly

Justice may arrive slowly, but it cannot be avoided.

grind down

To make something hard smaller and smoother by gradually rubbing off tiny bits; to wear down by grinding action.

The old dog's teeth had been ground down by constant use.

Example Bank

grind a lens; grind an axe

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This corn grinds well.

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Steel grinds to a sharp edge.

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This bag contains espresso grind.

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This homework is a grind.

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Running again in more open agricultural country, the Harrogate line encounters a short downgrade before the stiff uphill grind to Harrogate begins.

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