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grindingly
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.
[Middle English grinden, from Old English grindan; see ghrendh- in Indo-European roots.]
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grin·de·li·a (grin-dē'lē-ă), The dried leaves and flowering tops of Grindelia camporum, grindelia humilius, and G. squarrosa (family Compositae); used as an expectorant; a fluid extract has been used externally to treat rhus poisoning. [David H. Grindel, German botanist, 1776-1836] ThesaurusSeegrinding |