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Grind has 14 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

"The class laughed when he tried to explain his essay, calling him a total grind."

2

the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground

"a coarse grind of coffee"

3

hard monotonous routine work

"The daily commute and endless paperwork felt like a grind that drained all my energy."

4

the act of grinding to a powder or dust

"The ancient millers used heavy stones to grind grain into fine flour for bread making."

5

The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.

"The villagers gathered at dawn to participate in the annual grind, where they would herd a pilot whale onto the beach and butcher it together according to age-old traditions."

6

A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.

In plain English: Grind is hard, repetitive work that you do over and over again to get something done.

"The daily grind at his office job left him feeling exhausted by sunset."

Usage: Use "grind" as a noun primarily for the mechanical action of crushing materials rather than the specific Faroese whale hunt, which is often capitalized or clarified contextually. Avoid confusing this term with similar-sounding words like "ground," which refers to the resulting powder itself.

Verb
1

press or grind with a crushing noise

"The heavy machinery began to grind against the concrete, creating a deafening crunching noise as it crushed the debris."

2

make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together

"grate one's teeth in anger"

3

work hard

"She was digging away at her math homework"

"Lexicographers drudge all day long"

4

dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced

"At the crowded club, couples pressed close together and began to grind as they slowly rotated their hips."

5

reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

"grind the spices in a mortar"

"mash the garlic"

6

created by grinding

"grind designs into the glass bowl"

7

shape or form by grinding

"grind lenses for glasses and cameras"

8

To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.

"He used a mortar and pestle to grind the peppercorns into a fine powder."

In plain English: To grind means to work hard and repeatedly at something until you get it done.

"The student had to grind late into the night to finish her homework before dawn."

Example Sentences
"The daily grind at his office job left him feeling exhausted by sunset." noun
"The morning grind of coffee beans filled the kitchen with an earthy aroma." noun
"She faced her daily grind at the office without complaining about the long hours." noun
"After years in the music industry, he realized that fame was just part of his new grind." noun
"The student had to grind late into the night to finish her homework before dawn." verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
learner degree labor crush press break up work dance make shape
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
gnash chew pulp pestle mill

Origin

The word "grind" comes from Old English grindan, meaning to crush or pulverize. It is related to other Germanic words for grinding as well as the Albanian verb for fighting.

Rhyming Words
ind bind tind lind rind iind find kind mind sind hind wind poind teind ahind amind brind blind swind behind
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