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Meaning of grind in English

grind
verb [ T ]
us
/ɡraɪnd/ uk
/ɡraɪnd/
ground | ground

grind verb [T] (MAKE SMALLER)

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to make something into small pieces or a powder by pressing between hard surfaces:
to grind coffee
Would you like me to grind a little black pepper over your salad?
grind something into something They grind the grain into flour (= make flour by crushing grain) between two large stones.
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grind verb [T] (RUB)

to rub something against a hard surface, in order to make it sharper or smoother:
She has a set of chef's knives that she grinds every week.
grind something down He ground down the sharp metal edges to make them smooth.
The car engine was making a strange grinding noise.
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grindstone
grind your teeth
to make a noise by rubbing your teeth together:
She grinds her teeth in her sleep.
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grind verb [T] (COMPUTER GAMES)

slang
in computer games, to repeat tasks many times in order to make your character more powerful, get more useful things, etc. :
It can be hard to grind a game without getting bored.
He asked me how to grind the game without spending money.
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Idioms

grind the faces of the poor
grind someone's gears
grind to a halt/standstill

Phrasal verbs

grind someone down
grind something into something
grind something out
grind
noun
us
/ɡraɪnd/ uk
/ɡraɪnd/

grind noun (POWDER)

[ C ]
the size of grains in a substance that has been ground, especially coffee:
Use the correct grind for your coffee brewer.
Cook time will vary from 5–10 minutes for instant grits to around 45 minutes for the coarser grinds.
[ C ]
an action of grinding a substance into a powder:
Season with a few grinds of black pepper.
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grind noun (WORK)

[ S ] informal
a difficult or boring activity that needs a lot of effort:
Having to type up my handwritten work was a real grind.
daily grind The daily grind of taking care of three children was wearing her down.
[ C ] US disapproving, informal
a boring person who studies all the time and does nothing else
[ C usually plural ] Irish English, informal
extra lessons in a subject from a private teacher:
She's getting grinds.
He can give you maths grinds.
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(Definition of grind from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

grind | Intermediate English

grind
verb
us
/ɡrɑɪnd/

grind verb (CRUSH)

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[ T ] past tense and past participle ground us/ɡrɑʊnd/
to crush a substance between hard, moving surfaces into small pieces or a powder:
Every morning I go to the kitchen and grind some coffee.
Add a teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper.

grind verb (RUB)

[ T ] past tense and past participle ground us/ɡrɑʊnd/
to rub an object against a hard surface in order to make it sharper, thinner, or smoother:
Laborers grind and shape steel bars into decorative fences.
[ T ] past tense and past participle ground us/ɡrɑʊnd/
If you grind two sets of objects, you press and rub them together in a way that makes an unpleasant noise:
Ursula grinds her teeth at night.

Idiom

grind to a halt
grind
noun [ U ]
  infml
us
/ɡrɑɪnd/

grind noun [U] (ACTIVITY)

difficult or unpleasant activity that is tiring or repeated too often:
Karen came to the hotel for a rest from the daily grind.
(Definition of grind from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

grind | Business English

grind
noun [ S ]
  informal
uk
/ɡraɪnd/ us
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a difficult or boring activity that needs a lot of effort:
He recalls the grind of working his day job and then in a bar at night.
the daily grind
employment, especially when this consists of boring activities:
The recession has driven many would-be-retirees back to the daily grind.
grind
verb [ T ]
uk
/ɡraɪnd/ us
ground | ground
grind to a halt/standstill
to stop gradually:
Business ground to a standstill during the bad weather.
(Definition of grind from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of grind

grind
Everyone has their grind, even people doing what they love.
From TechCrunch
Yet they still imagine they have the moral high ground.
From TIME
The trains ground to a halt at 4:15 p.m.
From ABC News
It just seemed like they kind of grinded us down.
From New York Post
Once little-big men on college campuses, they bring grit to the grind of pro training camps.
From CBS Local
In other words, wind and solar have much ground to cover, and it will take time.
From CNN
Pressing her against his car, he gives her a long smooch and grinds his hips against hers.
From TIME
It was really a grind for them throughout this whole season.
From New York Post
Your concentration is split between the physical activity, muscle pains and mental grind of actual work.
From Business Insider
They can bite off a piece of food, but they don't have molars in back to grind it.
From CNN
With that comes the grind and long haul of an 82-game season with plenty of travel.
From Chicago Tribune
He had been grinding away at the facility all night and hadn't gotten a chance to change.
From ESPN
It just makes you boring, and it turns work into a grind.
From Huffington Post
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in Chinese (Traditional)
使變小, 碾碎，磨碎，把…磨成粉, 摩擦…
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使变小, 碾碎，磨碎，把…磨成粉, 摩擦…
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moler, afilar…
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moer, amolar, afiar…
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～をすりつぶす, （豆など）をひく, （刃）を研ぐ…
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öğütmek, unufak etmek, bilemek…
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moudre, affûter, broyer…
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