grind

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.

2. 2

   To shape with the force of friction.

   • grind a lens; grind an axe
3. 3

   To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.

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   1. 4

      To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.

      • This corn grinds well.
      • Steel grinds to a sharp edge.
   2. 5

      To move with much difficulty or friction

      To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.

   3. 6

      To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a…

      To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.

   4. 7

      To oppress, hold down or weaken.

   5. 8

      To rotate the hips erotically.

      • She said, "How'd you like to waste some time?" / And I could not resist when I saw little Nikki grind
   6. 9

      To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often…

      To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other.

   7. 10

      To rub one's body against another's in a sexual way

      To rub one's body against another's in a sexual way; to frottage.

      • She wanted to grind herself against him, wanted to moan, loud and free, wanted to take his hand and make him touch her more firmly.
      • He ground against her until he was muttering curses, his kiss rougher than before.
      • She kept grinding until they were both spent: their bliss washing over them entirely.
   8. 11

      To repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.

      • These enemies give lots of loot when killed, so many players fight them to grind for resources.
      • The first level of the game is the best place to grind extra lives.
      • For a while I used to grind demons and try to get the count higher.
   9. 12

      To operate by turning a crank.

      • to grind an organ
   10. 13

       To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank.

   11. 14

       To automatically format and indent code.

   12. 15

       To eat.

       • Eh, brah, let's go grind.
   13. 16

       To instill through repetitive teaching.

       • Grinding lessons into students' heads does not motivate them to learn.
   14. 17

       To work or study hard

       To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.

       • to grind LeetCode
   15. 18

       To annoy or irritate (a person)

       To annoy or irritate (a person); to grind one's gears.

       • I need to pontificate on something that really grinds me. So here goes. I am sick and tired of lazy thinkers using the defense of “legislated morality.”
   16. 19

       The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.

   17. 20

       Something that has been reduced to powder, something that has been ground.

   18. 21

       A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.

       • This bag contains espresso grind.
   19. 22

       A tedious and laborious task.

       • This homework is a grind.
       • Running again in more open agricultural country, the Harrogate line encounters a short downgrade before the stiff uphill grind to Harrogate begins.
   20. 23

       A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.

   21. 24

       One who studies hard.

       • If you are at all bright, don't be a grind. Grinding may make a second-hand genius of you (for all the real things are dead), and if you become a genius you will be sure to smoke dope or swallow laudanum. They all did it.
       • […] I suppose I don't know much about books, compared with you—” “Oh, I was never much of a grind,” the other cut in hastily.
   22. 25

       Clipping of grindcore (“subgenre of heavy metal”).

   23. 26

       Hustle

       Hustle; hard work.

       • I've been on the grind all week, trying to make ends meet.
       • Everyone has to work, they mourned, and that takes its toll. They weren't glamourising the grind because they knew their effort didn't match the supposed rewards.
   24. 27

       A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.

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