Grind (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object), ground or (Rare) grind·ed; grind·ing.
  1. to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
  2. to reduce to fine particles, as by pounding or crushing; bray, triturate, or pulverize.
  3. to oppress, torment, or crush: to grind minimum-wage employees.
  4. to rub harshly or gratingly; grate together; grit: to grind one's teeth.
  5. to operate by turning a crank: to grind a hand organ.
  6. to produce by crushing or abrasion: to grind flour.
  7. to annoy; irritate; irk: It really grinds me when he's late.
verb (used without object), ground or (Rare) grind·ed; grind·ing.
  1. to perform the operation of reducing to fine particles.
  2. to rub harshly; grate.
  3. to be or become ground.
  4. to be polished or sharpened by friction.
  5. to work or study laboriously (often followed by away): He was grinding away at his algebra.
  6. (in a video game) to perform a monotonous task repeatedly in order to advance a character to a higher level or rank: You have to grind for hours before you can embark on the main story mission.
  7. (in a dance) to rotate the hips in a suggestive manner.
noun
  1. the act of grinding.
  2. a grinding sound.
  3. a grade of particle fineness into which a substance is ground: The coffee is available in various grinds for different coffee makers.
  4. laborious, usually uninteresting work: Copying all the footnotes was a grind.
  5. an excessively diligent student.
  6. a dance movement in which the hips are rotated in a suggestive or erotic manner.
Verb Phrases
  1. grind out,
    • to produce in a routine or mechanical way: to grind out magazine stories.
    • to extinguish by rubbing the lighted end against a hard surface: to grind out a cigarette.
verb grinds, grinding or ground
  1. to reduce or be reduced to small particles by pounding or abrading
  2. to smooth, sharpen, or polish by friction or abrasion
  3. to scrape or grate together (two things, esp the teeth) with a harsh rasping sound or (of such objects) to be scraped together
  4. to speak or say (something) in a rough voice
  5. to hold down; oppress; tyrannize
  6. to operate (a machine) by turning a handle
  7. to produce in a routine or uninspired manner
  8. to continue to play in a dull or insipid manner
  9. to instil (facts, information, etc) by persistent effort
  10. to study or work laboriously
  11. to dance erotically by rotating the pelvis (esp in the phrase bump and grind)
noun
  1. laborious or routine work or study
  2. a person, esp a student, who works excessively hard
  3. a specific grade of pulverization, as of coffee beans
  4. the act of sexual intercourse
  5. a dance movement involving an erotic rotation of the pelvis
  6. the act or sound of grinding
Grind (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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