Grind
Definition of Grind
| v. t. | 1. | 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. | 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. | To oppress by severe exactions; to harass. | | 4. | To study hard for examination; - commonly used with away; as, to grind away at one's studies. | | v. i. | 1. | To perform the operation of grinding something; to turn the millstones. | | 2. | To become ground or pulverized by friction; as, this corn grinds well. | | 3. | To become polished or sharpened by friction; as, glass grinds smooth; steel grinds to a sharp edge. | | 4. | To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate. | | 5. | To perform hard and distasteful service; to drudge; to study hard, as for an examination. | | n. | 1. | The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction. | | 2. | Any severe continuous work or occupation; esp., hard and uninteresting study. | | 3. | A student that studies hard; a dig; a wonk. |
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