# grind

Pronunciation: say "GRYND" /ˈɡɹaɪnd/

## Verb

1. To crush something into small pieces or powder, or to be crushed or worn down in this way.
   - Simple: To crush something into very small pieces or powder, or to be crushed or worn down this way.
   - _Millers grind grain between two heavy stones to produce flour._
   - _The pharmacist ground the dried herbs into a fine powder._
3. To move with great difficulty or friction, often with a harsh grating sound.
   - Simple: To move slowly and roughly, rubbing hard against something with a harsh sound.
   - _The heavy doors grind on their rusty hinges._
   - _The truck's brakes ground loudly as it came to a stop._
5. To shape, smooth, or sharpen something by rubbing it against a hard, rough surface.
   - Simple: To make something smooth, sharp, or a certain shape by rubbing it on a rough surface.
   - _Machinists grind the surface to within a fraction of a millimeter._
   - _The welder ground the weld flush with the plate._
6. To work or study very hard, often through long, exhausting effort. *(slang)*
   - Simple: To work or study very hard without stopping.
   - _Startup founders grind for years before seeing any reward._
   - _She grinds through double shifts to support her family._
7. To repeat the same in-game task many times in a row to reach a particular goal.
   - Simple: To do the same task again and again in a game to reach a goal.
   - _Many players grind low-level monsters to earn enough gold for better gear._
   - _He spent the weekend grinding the dungeon for a legendary drop._
8. To oppress people or wear down their strength through harsh, relentless treatment.
   - Simple: To keep people down and wear them out by treating them harshly.
   - _Endless debt and long hours can slowly grind workers down._
   - _The regime ground its critics into silence._
9. To dance in a sexually suggestive way, rotating the hips or pressing close against a partner. *(slang)*
   - Simple: To dance by moving your hips in a sexy way, often pressed against someone.
   - _Couples grind together as the music gets louder._
   - _She grinds with her boyfriend at every party._
10. To rub one's body against another person's in a sexual way. *(slang)*
   - Simple: To rub your body against someone else's for sexual feeling.
   - _Kissing on the couch, the two of them began to grind against each other._
   - _He was arrested for grinding against passengers on the subway._
11. To produce something steadily and mechanically, as though cranking it out by hand.
   - Simple: To make something in a steady, boring way, like a machine that never stops.
   - _Cheap publishers grind out formula novels to meet demand._
   - _The mill ground out yard after yard of identical cloth._
16. To slide along a rail, ledge, or similar obstacle with part of a skateboard or snowboard, such as the trucks or the base, scraping against it.
   - Simple: To slide a skateboard or snowboard along an edge or rail.
   - _Skaters grind across the ledge to show off their balance._
   - _He grinds along the rail before dropping back to the ground._
17. To annoy or irritate a person, often persistently. *(slang)*
   - Simple: To annoy or irritate someone, especially in a way that builds up.
   - _It grinds me when people talk during movies._
   - _Rude comments grind her every single time._
18. To fix knowledge in someone's mind through repeated, insistent teaching.
   - Simple: To teach something by repeating it again and again until it sticks.
   - _Tutors grind grammar rules into their pupils through relentless repetition._
   - _The sergeant ground the regulations into every new recruit._
19. To operate a machine or device by turning a crank or handle.
   - Simple: To make a machine work by turning its handle round and round.
   - _Street musicians grind their barrel organs to coax out a tune for the crowd._
   - _He ground the hand mill steadily to crush the grain._

## Noun

2. Long, hard, often tedious work or effort, especially the daily effort of earning a living.
   - Simple: Hard, boring work that goes on and on, like a daily routine.
   - _The daily commute had become a tedious grind she dreaded._
   - _Editing the manuscript line by line proved to be a slow grind._
4. The action of reducing something to powder, or of sharpening it, by friction.
   - Simple: The action of crushing something to powder or making it sharp by rubbing.
   - _The steady grind of the mill turned the grain to flour._
   - _A long grind on the whetstone restored the blade's edge._
14. The degree to which coffee beans have been crushed, ranging from coarse to fine.
   - Simple: How fine or coarse coffee beans have been crushed.
   - _A medium grind works best for a drip coffee maker._
   - _The barista adjusted the grind to fix the bitter taste._
15. A substance that has been crushed or pulverized into powder or small particles.
   - Simple: Material that has been crushed into powder or small bits.
   - _The butcher sold a coarse grind of beef and pork for the sausages._
   - _The burger shop mixes its own grind from three cuts of beef._
12. A trick in which a skateboard or snowboard slides along an obstacle such as a rail.
   - Simple: A skateboard or snowboard trick where you slide along an edge or rail.
   - _The skater nailed a smooth grind along the metal rail._
   - _A clean grind down the staircase rail earned loud cheers._
13. Short for grindcore: a very fast, extreme style mixing heavy metal and hardcore punk, with screams or growls. — Clipping of grindcore (“subgenre of heavy metal”).
   - Simple: Short for grindcore. It's a fast, extreme style of heavy metal music.
   - _The festival lineup leaned heavily toward grind and death metal._
   - _Their new album is pure grind from start to finish._

## Noun

20. A student who works and studies with relentless, single-minded effort. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: A person who studies very hard, often more than others.
   - _The other boys teased the grind who spent every evening at his books._
   - _She was the grind of the year, always first to the library._

## Verb

21. To automatically format and indent program code into a consistent layout. *(dated)*
   - Simple: To make a computer program tidy by spacing and lining up the code automatically.

## Other meanings

- (verb) To eat or consume a meal.
- (noun) A traditional communal hunt of pilot whales carried out in the Faroe Islands.

## Origin

From Middle English grynden, from Old English grindan, going back through Proto-West Germanic *grindan to Proto-Germanic *grindaną. It is related to Dutch grinden ("to grind") and grind ("gravel").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/grind (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).