grind

grind

G0272200 (grīnd)v. ground (ground), grind·ing, grinds v.tr.1. a. To reduce to small bits or crush to a fine powder: grind wheat into flour; grind coffee beans.b. To shape, sharpen, or refine with friction: grind scissors to a fine edge; grind lenses for eyeglasses.2. To rub (two surfaces) together harshly; gnash: grind one's teeth.3. To bear down on harshly; crush: The team's spirit was ground down by harsh losses.4. To oppress or weaken gradually or persistently: "Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law" (Oliver Goldsmith).5. To operate by turning a crank: ground a hurdy-gurdy.6. To instill or teach by persistent repetition: ground the truth into their heads.v.intr.1. To perform the operation of grinding something.2. To become crushed, pulverized, or powdered by friction: Those coffee beans ground easily.3. a. To move with noisy friction; grate: a train grinding along rusty rails.b. To ride a skateboard, a snowboard, or skis over a grind rail or narrow surface, often with the board or skis at right angles to the direction of movement.4. Informal To devote oneself to study or work: grinding for a test; grinding away at housework.5. Slang To rotate the pelvis erotically, as while dancing or performing a striptease.n.1. The act of grinding.2. A crunching or grinding noise.3. a. A specific grade or degree of pulverization, as of coffee beans: drip grind.b. Bits of ground coffee; grounds.4. Informal A laborious task, routine, or study: the daily grind.5. Informal A student who works or studies excessively.6. Slang An erotic rotation of the pelvis.Phrasal Verb: grind out To produce mechanically or without inspiration: a hack writer who grinds out one potboiler after another.Idiom: grind it out To make a persistent effort in doing something that is difficult; work at something persistently.

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[Middle English grinden, from Old English grindan; see ghrendh- in Indo-European roots.]

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grind′ing·ly adv.

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(ɡraɪnd) vb, grinds, grinding or ground1. to reduce or be reduced to small particles by pounding or abrading: to grind corn; to grind flour. 2. (tr) to smooth, sharpen, or polish by friction or abrasion: to grind a knife. 3. to scrape or grate together (two things, esp the teeth) with a harsh rasping sound or (of such objects) to be scraped together4. (foll by: out) to speak or say (something) in a rough voice5. (often foll by: down) to hold down; oppress; tyrannize6. (Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to operate (a machine) by turning a handle7. (foll by: out) to produce in a routine or uninspired manner: he ground out his weekly article for the paper. 8. (foll by: out) to continue to play in a dull or insipid manner: the band only ground out old tunes all evening. 9. (often foll by: into) to instil (facts, information, etc) by persistent effort: they ground into the recruits the need for vigilance. 10. (intr) informal to study or work laboriously11. (Dancing) (intr) chiefly US to dance erotically by rotating the pelvis (esp in the phrase bump and grind)n12. informal laborious or routine work or study13. slang chiefly US a person, esp a student, who works excessively hard14. (Cookery) a specific grade of pulverization, as of coffee beans: coarse grind. 15. slang Brit the act of sexual intercourse16. (Dancing) chiefly US a dance movement involving an erotic rotation of the pelvis17. the act or sound of grinding[Old English grindan; related to Latin frendere, Lithuanian gréndu I rub, Low German grand sand] ˈgrindingly adv

grind

(graɪnd)

v. ground, grind•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens. 2. to reduce to fine particles, as by pounding or crushing; pulverize. 3. to oppress, torment, or crush: ground by poverty. 4. to rub harshly or gratingly; grit: to grind one's teeth. 5. to operate by turning a crank: to grind a hand organ. 6. to produce by crushing or abrasion: to grind flour. v.i. 7. to reduce something to fine particles. 8. to rub harshly; grate. 9. to be or become ground. 10. to be polished or sharpened by friction. 11. Informal. to work or study laboriously (often fol. by away). 12. (in a dance) to rotate the hips in a suggestive manner. Compare bump (def. 9). 13. grind out, a. to produce in a routine or mechanical way. b. to extinguish (a cigarette) against a surface. n. 14. the act of grinding. 15. a grinding sound. 16. a grade of particle fineness into which a substance is ground: coffee available in various grinds. 17. laborious, usu. uninteresting work. 18. an excessively diligent student. 19. a dance movement in which the hips are rotated in a suggestive manner. Compare bump (def. 16). [before 950; Old English grindan; akin to Gothic grinda- ground up, Latin frendere to grind]

Grind

 a school of blackfish or bottle-nosed whales, 1885.

grind

Past participle: ground
Gerund: grinding

Imperative
grind
grind

Present
I grind
you grind
he/she/it grinds
we grind
you grind
they grind

Preterite
I ground
you ground
he/she/it ground
we ground
you ground
they ground

Present Continuous
I am grinding
you are grinding
he/she/it is grinding
we are grinding
you are grinding
they are grinding

Present Perfect
I have ground
you have ground
he/she/it has ground
we have ground
you have ground
they have ground

Past Continuous
I was grinding
you were grinding
he/she/it was grinding
we were grinding
you were grinding
they were grinding

Past Perfect
I had ground
you had ground
he/she/it had ground
we had ground
you had ground
they had ground

Future
I will grind
you will grind
he/she/it will grind
we will grind
you will grind
they will grind

Future Perfect
I will have ground
you will have ground
he/she/it will have ground
we will have ground
you will have ground
they will have ground

Future Continuous
I will be grinding
you will be grinding
he/she/it will be grinding
we will be grinding
you will be grinding
they will be grinding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been grinding
you have been grinding
he/she/it has been grinding
we have been grinding
you have been grinding
they have been grinding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been grinding
you will have been grinding
he/she/it will have been grinding
we will have been grinding
you will have been grinding
they will have been grinding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been grinding
you had been grinding
he/she/it had been grinding
we had been grinding
you had been grinding
they had been grinding

Conditional
I would grind
you would grind
he/she/it would grind
we would grind
you would grind
they would grind

Past Conditional
I would have ground
you would have ground
he/she/it would have ground
we would have ground
you would have ground
they would have ground

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grind - an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studiousdweeb, nerd, swot, wonkassimilator, learner, scholar - someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
	2.	grind - the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground; "a coarse grind of coffee"degree, level, grade - a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"
	3.	grind - hard monotonous routine work donkeywork, drudgery, ploddingtoil, labor, labour - productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"
	4.	grind - the act of grinding to a powder or dustpulverisation, pulverization, millcompaction, crunch, crush - the act of crushing
Verb	1.	grind - press or grind with a crushing noisecranch, craunch, crunchpress - exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"grind down, tyrannise, tyrannize - rule a country as a tyrant
	2.	grind - make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger"grategnash - grind together, of teethfragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up - break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"chew, manducate, masticate, jaw - chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"
	3.	grind - work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"labour, moil, toil, travail, drudge, fag, labor, digdo work, work - be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"
	4.	grind - dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlacedtrip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"
	5.	grind - reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"comminute, bray, mash, crunchpulp - reduce to pulp; "pulp fruit"; "pulp wood"pestle - grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar; "pestle the garlic"mill - grind with a mill; "mill grain"fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up - break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"
	6.	grind - created by grinding; "grind designs into the glass bowl"create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
	7.	grind - shape or form by grinding; "grind lenses for glasses and cameras"shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work - make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

grind

verb1. crush, mill, powder, grate, pulverize, pound, kibble, abrade, granulate Grind the pepper in a pepper mill.2. press, push, crush, jam, mash, force down He ground his cigarette under his heel.3. grate, scrape, grit, gnash If you grind your teeth at night, see your dentist.4. sharpen, file, polish, sand, smooth, whet The tip can be ground to a much sharper edge.noun1. hard work (Informal) labour, effort, task, sweat (informal), chore, toil, drudgery Life continues to be a terrible grind for the ordinary person.grind on drag on, last, persist, keep going, stretch out, draw out, spin out The war has been grinding on for seven years.grind someone down oppress, suppress, harass, subdue, hound, bring down, plague, persecute, subjugate, trample underfoot, tyrannize (over) There will always be some bosses who want to grind you down.grind something out produce, turn out, generate, churn out He was forced to grind out second-rate out novels in order to support his family.grind to a halt stop, halt, stall The peace process has ground to a halt.

grind

verb1. To break up into tiny particles:bray, crush, granulate, mill, powder, pulverize, triturate.2. To rub together noisily:crunch, gnash.3. Informal. To do tedious, laborious, and sometimes menial work:drudge, grub, plod, slave, slog.4. Informal. To study or work hard, especially when pressed for time:Informal: bone (up), cram.Idiom: burn the midnight oil.5. To treat arbitrarily or cruelly:trample, tyrannize.noun1. Informal. A habitual, laborious, often tiresome course of action:routine, rut, treadmill.Slang: groove.2. Informal. One who works or toils tirelessly:drudge, fag, grub, plodder, slave.Informal: workhorse.

Translations

挤压枯燥乏味的工作碾碎磨磨得吱吱响

grind

(graind) – past tense, past participle ground (graund) – verb1. to crush into powder or small pieces. This machine grinds coffee. 磨碎 磨碎2. to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise. He grinds his teeth. 發出刺耳的磨擦聲 磨得吱吱响3. to rub into or against something else. He ground his heel into the earth. 壓碾 碾碎，挤压 noun boring hard work. Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind. 枯燥乏味的工作 枯燥乏味的工作ˈgrinder noun a person or machine that grinds. a coffee-grinder. 磨工，研磨機 磨工，研磨机 ˈgrinding adjective1. with a sound of grinding. The train came to a grinding stop. 刺耳的磨擦聲 磨擦的嗄的一声2. severe. grinding poverty. 難熬的 难熬的ˈgrindstone noun a wheel-shaped stone against which knives are sharpened as it turns. 磨石，砂輪 砂轮形磨石，旋转研磨机 grind down to crush. She was ground down by poverty. 折磨，磨難 折磨grind up to grind into powder or small pieces. This machine grinds up rocks. 碾成粉 碾成粉keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping. (迫使某人)不間斷地辛勞 使（某人）埋头从事辛苦的劳动

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