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Meaning Of Grind

  1. v. t.
    To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the action of millstones.
  2. v. t.
    To wear down, polish, or sharpen, by friction; to make smooth, sharp, or pointed; to whet, as a knife or drill; to rub against one another, as teeth, etc.
  3. v. t.
    To oppress by severe exactions; to harass.
  4. v. t.
    To study hard for examination.
  5. v. i.
    To perform the operation of grinding something; to turn the millstones.
  6. v. i.
    To become ground or pulverized by friction; as, this corn grinds well.
  7. v. i.
    To become polished or sharpened by friction; as, glass grinds smooth; steel grinds to a sharp edge.
  8. v. i.
    To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
  9. v. i.
    To perform hard aud distasteful service; to drudge; to study hard, as for an examination.
  10. n.
    The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
  11. n.
    Any severe continuous work or occupation; esp., hard and uninteresting study.
  12. n.
    A hard student; a dig.



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