Grind | Mean of grind in English Dictionary

/ˈgraɪnd/

• Verb
• to crush or break (something) into very small pieces by rubbing it against a rough surface or using a special machine
1. Grind (up) the coffee beans into a fine powder.
2. The corn is ground into meal.
• to cut (meat) into small pieces by putting it through a special machine
1. Grind (up) the turkey meat.
2. a recipe made with ground turkey
3. a pound of ground beef [=(US) hamburger, (Brit) mince]
• to make (something) sharp or smooth by rubbing it against a hard surface
1. grind an ax
2. The steel grinds to a sharp edge.

• to cause (things) to rub against each other in a forceful way that produces a harsh noise
1. She kept grinding the car's gears.
2. He grinds his teeth in his sleep.
• to make a harsh noise caused by rubbing
1. I could hear the gears grinding.
• to rub or press (something) against a hard surface
1. She ground (out) her cigarette on the pavement.
2. Dirt was ground into the carpet.
• to continue in a slow and steady way
1. The traffic ground along through the city streets.
2. The economy continues to grind along.
• to continue moving down or along (something) in a slow and steady way
1. The traffic was grinding along the streets.
• to work or study in a steady, determined way
1. She was grinding away at her studies.
• to remove (a part of something) by rubbing something rough against it
1. He uses a special tool to grind away the stone.
• to make (something hard) smaller and smoother by gradually rubbing off tiny bits
1. The old dog's teeth had been ground down by use.
• to weaken or destroy (someone or something) gradually
1. Poverty ground her spirit down.
2. These people have been ground down by years of oppression.
• to continue for a long time
1. The war ground on for many more months.
• to produce (something, especially something of low quality) quickly as part of a continuous process
1. He grinds out [=churns out] a new novel every year.
• to stop working or moving forward
1. The machinery slowly ground to a halt.
2. Without more money, work on the project will soon grind to a halt. [=stop]
3. The project came to a grinding halt.
• Noun
• boring or difficult work
1. I need a break from the daily grind.
2. the dull grind of office work
• a person who works or studies too much
1. In college he had a reputation as a grind [=(Brit) swot] who never went to parties.
• the act of rotating the hips in a sexual way
1. dancers doing the bump and grind