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grind up

grind up verb: to reduce (something) to powder by grinding.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To reduce (something) to powder by grinding.
    • You have to grind up the cardamom pods.
  2. (intransitive) To dance in a sexually suggestive manner close to another person.
    • He's been grinding up on her.
  3. (transitive) To wear down on (someone); to be extremely draining or stressful; to cause burnout.
    • This place will grind you up.
  4. (transitive) To skateboard on a surface or in a location.
    • He's grinding up the skate park.

Forms of grind up

third-person singular presentgrinds up
present participlegrinding up
past participleground up
pastground up

Questions about grind up

What does grind up mean?
Grind up means to reduce (something) to powder by grinding.
What part of speech is grind up?
Grind up is a verb.
What is the past tense of grind up?
The past tense of grind up is ground up.

Words near grind up in the dictionary

  1. grind lines
  2. grind one's gears
  3. grind out
  4. grind the corn
  5. grind to a halt
  6. grind up
  7. grindabilities
  8. grindability
  9. grindable
  10. grindadrap
  11. grindage

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