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meatgrinder
noun 3
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3ADJ.
real
MEATGRINDER + NOUN
kobani
PREP.
with
Definitions
noun
1
A device for cutting meat into very small pieces.
Keep your fingers away from the throat of the meatgrinder.
2
An activity with a high casualty or attrition rate, such as a military battle or an occupational or athletic activity.
The mountainous second day of the race was a real meatgrinder, with 20% of racers dropping out.
Last year’s lightning advances gave way to local stalemates and a meatgrinder battle for Kobani, where ISIL troops massing to attack the Kurds on the ground made themselves easy targets for the Americans in the air.
3
A process that is likely to be injurious in a non-physical way.
Senate confirmation hearings are a real meatgrinder, discouraging people from government service.
A world all too ready to swallow Their Kind in its all consuming meat grinder.
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Keep your fingers away from the throat of the meatgrinder.
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The mountainous second day of the race was a real meatgrinder, with 20% of racers dropping out.
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Last year’s lightning advances gave way to local stalemates and a meatgrinder battle for Kobani, where ISIL troops massing to attack the Kurds on the ground made themselves easy targets for the Americ
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