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Meaning & Definition of Grind in English

English

Grind

/graɪnd/

noun

1. An insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

synonym:
  • swot,
  • grind,
  • nerd,
  • wonk,
  • dweeb

2. The grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground

  • "A coarse grind of coffee"
synonym:
  • grind

3. Hard monotonous routine work

synonym:
  • drudgery,
  • plodding,
  • grind,
  • donkeywork

4. The act of grinding to a powder or dust

synonym:
  • grind,
  • mill,
  • pulverization,
  • pulverisation

verb

1. Press or grind with a crushing noise

synonym:
  • crunch,
  • cranch,
  • craunch,
  • grind

2. Make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together

  • "Grate one's teeth in anger"
synonym:
  • grate,
  • grind

3. Work hard

  • "She was digging away at her math homework"
  • "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
synonym:
  • labor,
  • labour,
  • toil,
  • fag,
  • travail,
  • grind,
  • drudge,
  • dig,
  • moil

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

synonym:
  • grind

5. Reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

  • "Grind the spices in a mortar"
  • "Mash the garlic"
synonym:
  • grind,
  • mash,
  • crunch,
  • bray,
  • comminute

6. Created by grinding

  • "Grind designs into the glass bowl"
synonym:
  • grind

7. Shape or form by grinding

  • "Grind lenses for glasses and cameras"
synonym:
  • grind

Examples of using

We grind our coffee by hand.