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verb

Grind v. t. (past & past part. ground; pres. part. grinding)

1.

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. "Take the millstones, and grind meal."

2.

To wear down, polish, or sharpen, by friction; to make smooth, sharp, or pointed; to whet, as a knife or drill; to rub against one another, as teeth, etc.

3.

To oppress by severe exactions; to harass. "To grind the subject or defraud the prince."

4.

To study hard for examination; commonly used with away; as, to grind away at one's studies. (College Slang)

Grind v. i. (past & past part. ground; pres. part. grinding)

1.

To perform the operation of grinding something; to turn the millstones. "Send thee Into the common prison, there to grind."

2.

To become ground or pulverized by friction; as, this corn grinds well.

3.

To become polished or sharpened by friction; as, glass grinds smooth; steel grinds to a sharp edge.

4.

To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.

5.

To perform hard and distasteful service; to drudge; to study hard, as for an examination.

adjective

Grinding adj., n. From Grind.

Grinding frame, an English name for a cotton spinning machine.

Grinding mill.

(a)

A mill for grinding grain.

(b)

A lapidary's lathe.

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Etymology of 'Grinding'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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