grind

Verb

grind (third-person singular simple present grinds, present participle grinding, simple past and past participle ground or grinded)

1. (transitive) To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
2. (transitive) To shape with the force of friction.
   • grind a lens; grind an axe
3. To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
4. (intransitive) To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.
   • This corn grinds well.
   • Steel grinds to a sharp edge.
5. To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
6. (intransitive) To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
7. (transitive) To oppress, hold down or weaken.
8. (intransitive, slang) To rotate the hips erotically.
   • She said, "How'd you like to waste some time?" / And I could not resist when I saw little Nikki grind1984, Prince, “Darling Nikki”, in Purple Rain, performed by Prince and the Revolution
9. (slang) To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other.
10. (slang) To rub one's body against another's in a sexual way; to frottage.
    • She wanted to grind herself against him, wanted to moan, loud and free, wanted to take his hand and make him touch her more firmly.2013 February 26, Elizabeth Hoyt, Lord of Darkness: Number 5 in series, Hachette UK, →ISBN
    • He ground against her until he was muttering curses, his kiss rougher than before.2016 August 16, Heather McGovern, A Moment of Bliss, Lyrical Press, →ISBN
11. To repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.
    • These enemies give lots of loot when killed, so many players fight them to grind for resources.
    • The first level of the game is the best place to grind extra lives.
12. (transitive) To operate by turning a crank.
    • to grind an organ

Noun (1)

grind (countable and uncountable, plural grinds)

1. The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
2. Something that has been reduced to powder, something that has been ground.
3. A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
   • This bag contains espresso grind.
4. A tedious and laborious task.
   • This homework is a grind.
   • Running again in more open agricultural country, the Harrogate line encounters a short downgrade before the stiff uphill grind to Harrogate begins.1961 February, D. Bertram, “The lines to Wetherby and their traffic”, in Trains Illustrated, page 101

   Synonyms:

   chore

5. A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.
6. (archaic, slang) One who studies hard.
   • If you are at all bright, don't be a grind. Grinding may make a second-hand genius of you (for all the real things are dead), and if you become a genius you will be sure to smoke dope or swallow laudanum. They all did it.1900, “Gifford Arthur Nelson”, in The Naughty-Naughtian, page 118
   • […] I suppose I don't know much about books, compared with you—”
     “Oh, I was never much of a grind,” the other cut in hastily.1911, Sunset, volume 27, page 440

   Synonyms:

   swot

7. (slang, uncountable) Hustle; hard work.
   • I've been on the grind all week, trying to make ends meet.
   • Everyone has to work, they mourned, and that takes its toll. They weren't glamourising the grind because they knew their effort didn't match the supposed rewards.2023 September 20, Lucy Ford, “How pop-music's hustle culture anthem was made redundant”, in GQ

Noun (2)

IPA/ˈɡɹɪnd/

grind (plural grinds)

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

   Synonyms:

   grindadráp