Definition of Grind
Grind
Grind
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To work or study intensively and persistently, often with difficulty.
e.g. She had to grind through the long project to meet the deadline.
(verb)
to use friction to smoothen or sharpen something;
e.g. This stone is used to grind knife blades and make them sharper.
(verb)
to rub together in a rough and grating manner, to cause to rub together in this way, to generally move in a noisy and laborious way, usually with some force countering the motion;
e.g. He tends to grind his teeth together in his sleep. The cyclists began to grind up the hill, panting as they went.
(noun)
the chore of doing hard and dull work;
e.g. They needed a break from the grind of their daily lives.
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