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grind

/ grind /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of grinding to a powder or dust
Type of:
crush crunch compaction
Derived:
powderize powderise powder pulverize pulverise
verb Sense 2
reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
"grind the spices in a mortar"
"mash the garlic"
Type of:
break up fragment fragmentize
Kinds of:
pulp pestle mill
Derived:
crush crunch compaction mash masher
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
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
Type of:
dance trip the light fantastic trip the light fantastic toe
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 4
an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively
Type of:
learner scholar assimilator
Derived:
labor labour toil fag travail
verb Sense 5
make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
"grate one''s teeth in anger"
Type of:
break up fragment fragmentize
Kinds of:
gnash chew masticate manducate jaw
Derived:
mill pulverization pulverisation grinding
Entails:
rub
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 6
hard monotonous routine work
Type of:
labor labour toil
Derived:
labor labour toil fag travail
verb Sense 7
press or grind with a crunching noise
Type of:
press
Derived:
mill pulverization pulverisation
See also:
tyrannize tyrannise grind down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 8
work hard
"She was digging away at her math homework"
"Lexicographers drudge all day long"
Type of:
work do work
Derived:
drudge peon navvy galley slave hack
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
65
Times Searched
3
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crush crunch compaction break up fragment fragmentize pulp pestle mill dance trip the light fantastic trip the light fantastic toe