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GRIND

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Irregular inflected form: ground   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of grinding to a powder or dust

Synonyms:

grind; mill; pulverisation; pulverization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("grind" is a kind of...):

compaction; crunch; crush (the act of crushing)

Derivation:

grind (reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading)

grind (make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together)

grind (press or grind with a crushing noise)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Hard monotonous routine work

Synonyms:

donkeywork; drudgery; grind; plodding

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("grind" is a kind of...):

labor; labour; toil (productive work (especially physical work done for wages))

Derivation:

grind (work hard)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground

Example:

a coarse grind of coffee

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("grind" is a kind of...):

degree; grade; level (a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality)

Sense 4

Meaning:

An insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

Synonyms:

dweeb; grind; nerd; swot; wonk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("grind" is a kind of...):

assimilator; learner; scholar (someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs)

Derivation:

grind (work hard)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

Example:

mash the garlic

Synonyms:

bray; comminute; crunch; grind; mash

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "grind" is one way to...):

break up; fragment; fragmentise; fragmentize (break or cause to break into pieces)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "grind"):

pulp (reduce to pulp)

pestle (grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar)

mill (grind with a mill)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

grind (the act of grinding to a powder or dust)

grinder (machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing)

grinder (grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars)

grinding (material resulting from the process of grinding)

grinding (the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together

Example:

grate one's teeth in anger

Synonyms:

grate; grind

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "grind" is one way to...):

break up; fragment; fragmentise; fragmentize (break or cause to break into pieces)

"Grind" entails doing...:

rub (move over something with pressure)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "grind"):

gnash (grind together, of teeth)

chew; jaw; manducate; masticate (chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

grind (the act of grinding to a powder or dust)

grinding (a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears))

Sense 3

Meaning:

Press or grind with a crushing noise

Synonyms:

cranch; craunch; crunch; grind

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "grind" is one way to...):

press (exert pressure or force to or upon)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Also:

grind down (rule a country as a tyrant)

Derivation:

grind (the act of grinding to a powder or dust)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Shape or form by grinding

Example:

grind lenses for glasses and cameras

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "grind" is one way to...):

forge; form; mold; mould; shape; work (make something, usually for a specific function)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 5

Meaning:

Created by grinding

Example:

grind designs into the glass bowl

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "grind" is one way to...):

create; make (make or cause to be or to become)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 6

Meaning:

Dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "grind" is one way to...):

dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

They grind

Sense 7

Meaning:

Work hard

Example:

Lexicographers drudge all day long

Synonyms:

dig; drudge; fag; grind; labor; labour; moil; toil; travail

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "grind" is one way to...):

do work; work (be employed)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

grind (hard monotonous routine work)

grind (an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious)

Credits

 Context examples: 

When the true bride heard that, it hurt her so much that her heart was almost broken, and she fell fainting to the ground.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

During this period, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun and winter snow and ice are still on the ground in the higher latitudes.

(Earthshine, NASA)

Issue associated with the inability to connect conductors of an electronic system for the purpose of controlling or impeding ground currents and voltages.

(Grounding Malfunction Medical Device Problem, Food and Drug Administration)

Isn't a fellow to have any pleasure after a four-year grind?

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

The Glen of Imaal Terrier is a sturdy dog that resembles the Welsh Corgi - a short legged dog that is low to the ground with a long body.

(Glen of Imaal Terrier, NCI Thesaurus)

The other end of the stick, in turn, was made fast to a stake in the ground by means of a leather thong.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

The thick-walled secondary stomach of birds used to grind the food prior to digestion.

(Gizzard, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA) Somatic (muscular); pains and aches, twitching, stiffness, myoclonic jerks, grinding of teeth, unsteady voice, increased muscular tone.

(HAMA - Somatic (Muscular), NCI Thesaurus)

In a position where one or both knees are on the ground.

(Kneeling, NCI Thesaurus)

Both the root and the above-ground part have been used to make herbal medicines.

(Herba Scutellaria Barbata, NCI Dictionary)