grind
/grˈaɪnd/
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Definitions
Noun
an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
Noun
the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground; "a coarse grind of coffee"
Noun
hard monotonous routine work
Noun
the act of grinding to a powder or dust
Verb
press or grind with a crushing noise
Verb
make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one''s teeth in anger"
Verb
work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
Verb
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
Verb
reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
Verb
created by grinding; "grind designs into the glass bowl"
Verb
shape or form by grinding; "grind lenses for glasses and cameras"
Synonyms
bray
comminute
cranch
craunch
crunch
dig
donkeywork
drudge
drudgery
dweeb
fag
grate
labor
labour
mash
mill
moil
nerd
plodding
pulverisation
pulverization
swot
toil
travail
wonk