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   Grind

   /ɡrīnd/

   

   verb

   • 1. reduce (something) to small particles or powder by crushing it: "grind some black pepper over the salad" Similar crushpoundpulverizemillpowdergranulategrateminceshredcrumblepestlemashsmashpressfragmentkibbletechnical:trituratecomminutearchaic:levigatebray
   • ▪ sharpen, smooth, or produce (something) by crushing or by friction: "power from a waterwheel was used to grind cutlery" Similar sharpenwhetmake sharp/sharperhonefilestropsmoothpolishsandsandpaper
   • ▪ operate (a mill or machine) by turning the handle: "she was grinding a coffee mill"
   • ▪ (of a mill or machine) work with a crushing action: "the old mill was grinding again"
   • 2. rub or cause to rub together gratingly: "mountain ranges developed along fault lines where tectonic plates ground against one another" Similar rubgratescraperaspgnashgrit
   • ▪ move noisily and laboriously, especially against a countering force: "the truck was grinding slowly up the hill" Similar move laboriouslystrainstruggledrag oneselffight one's waylaborputterchug
   • 3. (of a dancer) rotate the hips: informal "there were sweaty bodies everywhere bumping and grinding to the music"

   noun

   • 1. a crushing or grating sound or motion: "the crunch and grind of bulldozers"
   • ▪ the size of ground particles: "only the right grind gives you all the fine flavor"
   • 2. hard dull work: "relief from the daily grind"
   • ▪ an excessively hard-working student. informal US
   • 3. a dancer's rotary movement of the hips: informal "a bump and grind"

   Word Origin Old Englishgrindan, probably of Germanic origin. Although no cognates are known, it may be distantly related to Latin frendere ‘rub away, gnash’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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