grind

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Synonyms: grin, grand, rind, grid, frind, grins, grond, grund, grint, grine, vrind

Antonyms: grin, grand, rind, grid, frind, grins, grond, grund, grint, grine, vrind

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Verb

1. To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
2. To shape with the force of friction.
   • grind a lens; grind an axe
3. To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
4. To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.
   • This corn grinds well.
   • Steel grinds to a sharp edge.
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.
    • These enemies give lots of loot when killed, so many players fight them to grind for resources.
    • The first level of the game is the best place to grind extra lives.
    • For a while I used to grind demons and try to get the count higher.
12. To operate by turning a crank.
    • to grind an organ
13. To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank.
14. To automatically format and indent code.
15. To eat.
    • Eh, brah, let's go grind.
16. To instill through repetitive teaching.
    • Grinding lessons into students' heads does not motivate them to learn.
17. To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.
    • to grind LeetCode
18. To annoy or irritate (a person); to grind one's gears.

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.
   • This bag contains espresso grind.
4. A tedious and laborious task.
   • This homework is a grind.
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.
   • I've been on the grind all week, trying to make ends meet.

Noun

1. A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.

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