grinde
grinde is the obsolete spelling of grind.
Meaning of grind
Verb
grind (third-person singular simple present grinds, present participle grinding, simple past and past participle ground or grinded)
- To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
- To shape with the force of friction.
- grind a lens; grind an axe
- To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
- To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.
- This corn grinds well.
- To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
- To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
Proper noun capitalized: Grinde
Grinde (plural Grindes)
- A surname from Norwegian.
Forms of grinde
| plural | Grindes |
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Origin of grinde
Borrowed from Norwegian Grinde.
Questions about grinde
- What does grinde mean?
- Grinde means a surname from Norwegian.
- What is grinde the obsolete spelling of?
- Grinde is the obsolete spelling of grind.
- What part of speech is grinde?
- Grinde is a proper noun.
Words near grinde in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: grinde (page history and authors); Grinde (page history and authors); grind (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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