grind

1 of 2

verb

ˈgrīnd

ground ˈgrau̇nd How to pronounce grind (audio)

; grinding

transitive verb

: to reduce to powder or small fragments by friction (as in a mill or with the teeth)

grind the coffee beans

: to wear down, polish, or sharpen by friction

grind an ax

: oppress, harass

tyrants who grind their subjects

: to weaken or destroy gradually

—usually used with down

poverty ground her spirit down

: to press together with a rotating motion

grind the teeth

: to rub or press harshly

ground the cigarette out

: to operate or produce by turning a crank

grind a hand organ

intransitive verb

: to perform the operation of grinding

: to become pulverized, polished, or sharpened by friction

: to move with difficulty or friction especially so as to make a grating noise

gears grinding

: drudge

especially : to study hard

grind for an exam

: to rotate the hips in an erotic manner

grindingly

ˈgrīn-diŋ-lē How to pronounce grind (audio)

adverb

grind

2 of 2

noun

: an act of grinding

: the sound of grinding

: dreary, monotonous, or difficult labor, study, or routine

the dull grind of office work

: one who works or studies excessively

a grind who never goes to parties

: the result of grinding

also : material ground to a particular degree of fineness

a drip grind of coffee

: an action of rotating the hips in an erotic manner (as in a dance or in a burlesque striptease act) compare bump entry 1 sense 3

Example Sentences

Verb The corn is ground into meal. The steel grinds to a sharp edge. She kept grinding the car's gears. He grinds his teeth in his sleep. I could hear the gears grinding. Noun I need a break from the daily grind. the dull grind of office work See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Of course, billionaires with an ax to grind don’t need media ownership to change the information landscape.

Washington Post, 1 May 2022 Everybody that got rejected has a legitimate ax to grind.

Laura Johnston, cleveland, 29 Apr. 2022 Quin Snyder entered Tuesday’s pregame media session with an ax to grind.

Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Apr. 2022 Ward has no ax to grind and no dissertation to sell.

Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022 China continued to grind Hong Kong’s once-vibrant freedom into the dust with no significant international response.

Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2022 Buffalo continued to grind, closing within 40-36 early on the third quarter.

cleveland, 12 Mar. 2021 But then there was my mother, a Native woman who grew up as an outsider in her country and for whom America was a constant threat — a country seemingly determined to grind her down and against which all of her skeptical ferocity was aimed.

New York Times, 18 July 2022 Because Mo Donegal, who did have a kind of stutter-start in the Derby, has every chance to get in there and grind down We the People.

Guy Martin, Forbes, 11 June 2022

Noun

This season, which before last week had been spent entirely in Triple-A Reno, was more of a grind.

Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2022 For doctors, being wrong, often and early, is part of the daily grind.

Kent Sepkowitz, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 While Erin Hills saw Brooks Koepka win the 2017 U.S. Open and will host the 2025 U.S. Women’s Open, the stroke play format at one course and then moving to match play at another is a different kind of grind for the amateur.

Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 13 July 2022 Many people are also rethinking what work means to them, and looking for ways to dedicate more of their energy to people and interests outside of the daily grind.

Lila Maclellan, Quartz, 10 June 2022 The era of soul-killing grind culture needs to end.

Jim Millercommunity Voices Contributor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2022 The five grind-size settings on the end cap will easily take you from soft fruit (setting 1) to wheatgrass (setting 5).

Lauren Joseph, Bon Appétit, 17 Mar. 2022 Lobby Boy is coming up on the fourth anniversary of its first show, but its members are starting to feel like elders in a DIY scene where everything — no matter how rewarding — is a little bit of a grind or struggle.

Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 Throughout that grind, the eventual goal is, of course, to reach the major leagues.

Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2022 See More

Kids Definition

grind 1 of 2

verb

ˈgrīnd

ground

ˈgrau̇nd

; grinding

: to make or be made into powder or small pieces by rubbing

The mill grinds wheat into flour.

: to wear down, polish, or sharpen by friction

grind an ax

: to rub together with a scraping noise

grind the teeth

: to operate or produce by or as if by turning a crank

grind

2 of 2

noun

: an act of sharpening or reducing to powder

: steady hard work

the daily grind

grinding 1 of 2

adjective

as in scraping

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

scraping
scratching
abrasive
jarring
growling
screeching
grating
gravel
discordant
rough
guttural
rasping
cacophonous
raucous
coarse
squawking
strident
gravelly
cracked
hoarse
rusty
croaking
choked
strained
raspy
cawing
husky
scratchy
growly
throaty
gruff
dissonant
croaky
strangled
inharmonious
unmusical
unmelodious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

liquid
gentle
sweet
golden
smooth
soothing
mellow
gliding
soft
tender
mellifluous
silken
velvety
musical
melodic
satiny
lyrical
melodious
mellifluent
lyric
euphonious

grinding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of grind

as in rubbing

to make smooth by friction after they are ground and polished, these stones can be used for jewelry

Synonyms & Similar Words

rubbing
polishing
sanding
filing
sharpening
scraping
buffing
honing
rasping
planing
burnishing
sandblasting
smoothing
scouring
regrinding
shining
edging
glossing
dressing
stropping
whetting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

roughening
scuffing
roughing (up)
coarsening

as in gritting

to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound everyone in the car winced when the driver ground the gears trying to shift into second

Synonyms & Similar Words

scraping
gritting
crunching
scratching
grating
gnashing
groaning
creaking
whining
moaning
clashing
scrunching
rasping
colliding
jarring
jangling

as in sharpening

to make sharp or sharper better grind down that ax before you even think about trying to cut down that tree

Synonyms & Similar Words

sharpening
stoning
filing
honing
stropping
edging
whetting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

polishing
blunting
dulling
buffing
smoothing
rounding
burnishing
glossing

as in polishing

to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure used the finest polishing paper he could to grind down the facets of the diamond before dusting it with a soft cloth

Synonyms & Similar Words

polishing
rubbing
smoothing
scrubbing
burnishing
scraping
buffing
coating
shining
glossing
sanding
finishing
dressing
furbishing
smoothening
filing
bobbing
varnishing
slicking
lacquering
glazing
sandblasting
facing
sandpapering
veneering
scouring
lapping
sleeking
brightening
japanning
boning
rasping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

ruffling
scuffing (up)
roughening
roughing (up)

as in scratching

to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface ground the rock against the stone wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

scraping
scratching
rubbing
grating
whining
groaning
rasping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

sliding
gliding
skating

as in crushing

to reduce to fine particles grind whole coffee beans if you want the freshest coffee

Synonyms & Similar Words

crushing
pounding
milling
beating
pulverizing
powdering
disintegrating
grating
smashing
crumbling
comminuting
atomizing
braying
mulling
fracturing
breaking
shattering
crunching
splintering
busting
fragmenting
micronizing
kibbling
dashing

单词	grinding
释义	grind 1 of 2 verb ˈgrīnd ground ˈgrau̇nd ; grinding transitive verb 1 : to reduce to powder or small fragments by friction (as in a mill or with the teeth) grind the coffee beans 2 : to wear down, polish, or sharpen by friction grind an ax 3 a : oppress, harass tyrants who grind their subjects b : to weaken or destroy gradually —usually used with down poverty ground her spirit down 4 a : to press together with a rotating motion grind the teeth b : to rub or press harshly ground the cigarette out 5 : to operate or produce by turning a crank grind a hand organ intransitive verb 1 : to perform the operation of grinding 2 : to become pulverized, polished, or sharpened by friction 3 : to move with difficulty or friction especially so as to make a grating noise gears grinding 4 : drudge especially : to study hard grind for an exam 5 : to rotate the hips in an erotic manner grindingly ˈgrīn-diŋ-lē adverb grind 2 of 2 noun 1 a : an act of grinding b : the sound of grinding 2 a : dreary, monotonous, or difficult labor, study, or routine the dull grind of office work b : one who works or studies excessively a grind who never goes to parties 3 : the result of grinding also : material ground to a particular degree of fineness a drip grind of coffee 4 : an action of rotating the hips in an erotic manner (as in a dance or in a burlesque striptease act) compare bump entry 1 sense 3 Synonyms Verb buff file hone rasp rub sand Noun creak jar rasp scrape scratch See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb The corn is ground into meal. The steel grinds to a sharp edge. She kept grinding the car's gears. He grinds his teeth in his sleep. I could hear the gears grinding. Noun I need a break from the daily grind. the dull grind of office work See More Recent Examples on the Web Verb Of course, billionaires with an ax to grind don’t need media ownership to change the information landscape. Washington Post, 1 May 2022 Everybody that got rejected has a legitimate ax to grind. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 29 Apr. 2022 Quin Snyder entered Tuesday’s pregame media session with an ax to grind. Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Apr. 2022 Ward has no ax to grind and no dissertation to sell. Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022 China continued to grind Hong Kong’s once-vibrant freedom into the dust with no significant international response. Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2022 Buffalo continued to grind, closing within 40-36 early on the third quarter. cleveland, 12 Mar. 2021 But then there was my mother, a Native woman who grew up as an outsider in her country and for whom America was a constant threat — a country seemingly determined to grind her down and against which all of her skeptical ferocity was aimed. New York Times, 18 July 2022 Because Mo Donegal, who did have a kind of stutter-start in the Derby, has every chance to get in there and grind down We the People. Guy Martin, Forbes, 11 June 2022 Noun This season, which before last week had been spent entirely in Triple-A Reno, was more of a grind. Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2022 For doctors, being wrong, often and early, is part of the daily grind. Kent Sepkowitz, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 While Erin Hills saw Brooks Koepka win the 2017 U.S. Open and will host the 2025 U.S. Women’s Open, the stroke play format at one course and then moving to match play at another is a different kind of grind for the amateur. Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 13 July 2022 Many people are also rethinking what work means to them, and looking for ways to dedicate more of their energy to people and interests outside of the daily grind. Lila Maclellan, Quartz, 10 June 2022 The era of soul-killing grind culture needs to end. Jim Millercommunity Voices Contributor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2022 The five grind-size settings on the end cap will easily take you from soft fruit (setting 1) to wheatgrass (setting 5). Lauren Joseph, Bon Appétit, 17 Mar. 2022 Lobby Boy is coming up on the fourth anniversary of its first show, but its members are starting to feel like elders in a DIY scene where everything — no matter how rewarding — is a little bit of a grind or struggle. Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 Throughout that grind, the eventual goal is, of course, to reach the major leagues. Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Verb and Noun Middle English, from Old English grindan; akin to Latin frendere to crush, grind First Known Use Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Noun 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing grind grind house grind down grind away grind to a halt grind on grind out grind along axe to grind grind house grind down grind away grind to a halt grind on grind out grind along axe to grind See More Kids Definition grind 1 of 2 verb ˈgrīnd ground ˈgrau̇nd ; grinding 1 : to make or be made into powder or small pieces by rubbing The mill grinds wheat into flour. 2 : to wear down, polish, or sharpen by friction grind an ax 3 : to rub together with a scraping noise grind the teeth 4 : to operate or produce by or as if by turning a crank grind 2 of 2 noun 1 : an act of sharpening or reducing to powder 2 : steady hard work the daily grind Medical Definition grind transitive verb ˈgrīnd ground ˈgrau̇nd ; grinding 1 : to reduce to powder or small fragments by friction (as with the teeth) 2 : to press together and move with a rotating or back-and-forth motion see bruxism grinding 1 of 2 adjective as in scraping Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance scraping scratching abrasive jarring growling screeching grating gravel discordant rough guttural rasping cacophonous raucous coarse squawking strident gravelly cracked hoarse rusty croaking choked strained raspy cawing husky scratchy growly throaty gruff dissonant croaky strangled inharmonious unmusical unmelodious Antonyms & Near Antonyms liquid gentle sweet golden smooth soothing mellow gliding soft tender mellifluous silken velvety musical melodic satiny lyrical melodious mellifluent lyric euphonious See More grinding 2 of 2 verb present participle of grind 1 as in rubbing to make smooth by friction after they are ground and polished, these stones can be used for jewelry Synonyms & Similar Words rubbing polishing sanding filing sharpening scraping buffing honing rasping planing burnishing sandblasting smoothing scouring regrinding shining edging glossing dressing stropping whetting Antonyms & Near Antonyms roughening scuffing roughing (up) coarsening 2 as in gritting to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound everyone in the car winced when the driver ground the gears trying to shift into second Synonyms & Similar Words scraping gritting crunching scratching grating gnashing groaning creaking whining moaning clashing scrunching rasping colliding jarring jangling 3 as in sharpening to make sharp or sharper better grind down that ax before you even think about trying to cut down that tree Synonyms & Similar Words sharpening stoning filing honing stropping edging whetting Antonyms & Near Antonyms polishing blunting dulling buffing smoothing rounding burnishing glossing See More 4 as in polishing to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure used the finest polishing paper he could to grind down the facets of the diamond before dusting it with a soft cloth Synonyms & Similar Words polishing rubbing smoothing scrubbing burnishing scraping buffing coating shining glossing sanding finishing dressing furbishing smoothening filing bobbing varnishing slicking lacquering glazing sandblasting facing sandpapering veneering scouring lapping sleeking brightening japanning boning rasping Antonyms & Near Antonyms ruffling scuffing (up) roughening roughing (up) 5 as in scratching to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface ground the rock against the stone wall Synonyms & Similar Words scraping scratching rubbing grating whining groaning rasping Antonyms & Near Antonyms sliding gliding skating 6 as in crushing to reduce to fine particles grind whole coffee beans if you want the freshest coffee Synonyms & Similar Words crushing pounding milling beating pulverizing powdering disintegrating grating smashing crumbling comminuting atomizing braying mulling fracturing breaking shattering crunching splintering busting fragmenting micronizing kibbling dashing
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grind

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