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grinds up

grinds up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of grind up.

Meaning of grind up

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.

Questions about grinds up

What is grinds up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Grinds up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of grind up.

Words near grinds up in the dictionary

  1. grinds
  2. grinds down
  3. grinds one's gears
  4. grinds out
  5. grinds the corn
  6. grinds up
  7. grindset
  8. grindsets
  9. Grindstaff
  10. Grindstaffs
  11. Grindsted

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