grind

Significat (anglès)

1. To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
2. To shape with the force of friction.
3. To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
4. To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.
5. To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
6. To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
7. To oppress, hold down or weaken.
8. (slang) To rotate the hips erotically.
9. (slang) To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other.
10. To repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.
11. To operate by turning a crank.
12. To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank.
13. To automatically format and indent code.
14. (slang) To eat.
15. To instill through repetitive teaching.
16. (slang) To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.
17. (slang) To annoy or irritate (a person); to grind one's gears.

crush

pound

reduce to powder

donkeywork

grind to powder

grince

grind up

work hard

grating sound

grind on

grind one’s teeth

make keen

trample upon

cram-study

come into contact with

study hard

graten

pound to pieces

make flour of

powderise

lapped finishing

tripsis

grind to pieces

seat grinding

lapping finish

degree of grinding

rub fine

break one’s back

overbear

Freqüència

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈɡɹaɪnd/

From Middle English grynden, from Old English grindan, from Proto-West Germanic *grindan, from Proto-Germanic *grindaną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gríende, griene (“to grind, mill”), Dutch grinden (“to grind”, rare) and grind (“gravel, shingle”), Albanian grind (“to brawl, fight”).