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  1. 1. : to reduce to powder or small fragments by friction (as in a mill or with the teeth) grind the coffee beans. 2. : to wear down, polish, or sharpen by friction. grind an ax. 3. a. : oppress, harass. tyrants who grind their subjects. b. : to weaken or destroy gradually usually used with down. poverty ground her spirit down. 4. a.

  2. grind verb [T] (RUB) to rub something against a hard surface, in order to make it sharper or smoother: She has a set of chef's knives that she grinds every week. grind something down He ground down the sharp metal edges to make them smooth. The car engine was making a strange grinding noise. See also. grindstone.

  3. Synonyms for GRIND: scratch, scrape, creak, rasp, clash, jar, screech, clank; Antonyms of GRIND: slacker, underachiever, goldbrick, goof-off, lowbrow, play, rest, fun.

  4. to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens. to reduce to fine particles, as by pounding or crushing; bray, triturate, or pulverize. Synonyms: pound, comminute, powder, crush. to oppress, torment, or crush: to grind minimum-wage employees. Synonyms: maltreat, persecute, afflict, plague.

  5. grind verb [T] (RUB) to rub something against a hard surface, in order to make it sharper or smoother: She has a set of chef's knives that she grinds every week. grind something down He ground down the sharp metal edges to make them smooth. The car engine was making a strange grinding noise. See also. grindstone.

  6. 1. to reduce or be reduced to small particles by pounding or abrading: to grind corn; to grind flour. 2. ( tr) to smooth, sharpen, or polish by friction or abrasion: to grind a knife. 3. to scrape or grate together (two things, esp the teeth) with a harsh rasping sound or (of such objects) to be scraped together.

  7. GRIND meaning: 1. to keep rubbing something between two rough, hard surfaces until it becomes a powder: 2. to rub…. Learn more.

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