Grind

English Meaning

To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the action of millstones.

1. To crush, pulverize, or reduce to powder by friction, especially by rubbing between two hard surfaces: grind wheat into flour.
2. To shape, sharpen, or refine with friction: grind a lens.
3. To rub (two surfaces) together harshly; gnash: grind the teeth.
4. To bear down on harshly; crush.
5. To oppress or weaken gradually: "Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law” ( Oliver Goldsmith).
6. To operate by turning a crank: ground a hurdy-gurdy.
7. To produce or process by turning a crank: grinding a pound of beef.
8. To produce mechanically or without inspiration: The factory grinds out a uniform product.
9. To instill or teach by persistent repetition: ground the truth into their heads.
10. To perform the operation of grinding something.
11. To become crushed, pulverized, or powdered by friction.
12. To move with noisy friction; grate: a train grinding along rusty rails.
13. Informal To devote oneself to study or work: grinding for a test; grinding away at housework.
14. Slang To rotate the pelvis erotically, as in the manner of a stripteaser.
15. The act of grinding.
16. A crunching or grinding noise.
17. A specific grade or degree of pulverization, as of coffee beans: drip grind.
18. Informal A laborious task, routine, or study: the daily grind.
19. Informal A student who works or studies excessively.
20. Slang An erotic rotation of the pelvis.