Sekirov Dictionary

grind

/ˈɡɹaɪnd/

verb18

  1. To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
  2. To shape with the force of friction.
  3. To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
  4. To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.
  5. To repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.
  6. (slang) To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.
  7. To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
  8. To oppress, hold down or weaken.
  9. (slang) To rotate the hips erotically.
  10. (slang) To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other.
  11. (slang) To rub one's body against another's in a sexual way; to frottage.
  12. To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
  13. To instill through repetitive teaching.
  14. To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank.
  15. (slang) To annoy or irritate (a person); to grind one's gears.
  16. To operate by turning a crank.
  17. (slang) To eat.
  18. (old-fashioned) To automatically format and indent code.

noun8

  1. The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
  2. A tedious and laborious task.
  3. (slang) Hustle; hard work.
  4. Something that has been reduced to powder, something that has been ground.
  5. A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
  6. A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.
  7. Clipping of grindcore (“subgenre of heavy metal”).
  8. (slang, no longer used) One who studies hard.
grind
/ˈɡɹɪnd/

noun1

  1. A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.
forms

grinded · ground · grindedst · groundst · grounden · yground · grinding · grindeth · grinds · grindest

Phrases with grind

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