āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to grind
01
āĻĒāĻŋāĻˇāĻž, āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to crush something into small particles by rubbing or pressing it against a hard surface
Transitive: to grind a hard substance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The millstone was used to grind wheat into flour in the old-fashioned mill.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¤āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻˇāĻž
to rub together and produce a grating or scraping sound
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The metal gears in the machine began to grind loudly as they turned.
āĻŽā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ§āĻžāĻ¤āĻŦ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻĒāĻŋāĻˇāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to use physical force to rotate a handle or crank in order to activate a piece of machinery
Transitive: to grind a handle or crank
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The engineer was grinding a milling machine to adjust its settings for precise machining operations.
āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¸ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
04
āĻĒāĻŋāĻˇāĻž, āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻž
to dance with rhythmic and repetitive movements that are suggestive in nature
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The dancers moved in sync, grinding against each other with intense passion and sensuality.
āĻ¨āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻāĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻ¸āĻš āĻāĻā§ āĻ
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§ āĻāĻˇāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
05
āĻāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to make persistent and intense effort towards a goal
Intransitive: to grind an effort
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She grinds through her piano practice every day, honing her skills in pursuit of musical excellence.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
06
āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ§āĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to wear down or shape something through repetitive friction or abrasion
Transitive: to grind sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The glassblower used a grinding wheel to grind the edges of the glass vase.
āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻˇāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻšā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
07
āĻāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŽā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to study intensively in preparation for an exam
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She has ground for weeks to master the material.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻš āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
08
āĻĒāĻŋāĻˇā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to oppress or weaken someone or something, often through harsh or repetitive action
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The government âs policies have ground the population into poverty.
āĻ¸āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒāĻŋāĻˇā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
09
āĻĒāĻŋāĻˇāĻž, āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĢāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to surfing aggressively, often with a focus on sharp, quick maneuvers or maintaining speed on the wave
Informal
Specialized
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The surfer grinded down the face of the wave, showing off his skills.
āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĢāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻĸā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĨ¤
01
the process of reducing a substance to powder or small particles by crushing or rubbing
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Flour is obtained through the grind of wheat kernels.
02
a monotonous or repetitive routine, especially involving labor
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The factory workers were exhausted by the endless grind.
03
the degree of fineness of particles after grinding
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The grind of the sugar affects how it dissolves.
04
a student considered overly studious, often regarded as tedious or socially awkward
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Teachers praised the grind for diligence, despite teasing from peers.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
grinder
grinding
grind
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