grind
Signification
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- To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
- To shape with the force of friction.
- To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
- To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.
- 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.
- To oppress, hold down or weaken.
- (slang) To rotate the hips erotically.
- (slang) To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other.
- To repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.
- To operate by turning a crank.
- To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank.
- To automatically format and indent code.
- (slang) To eat.
- To instill through repetitive teaching.
- (slang) To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.
- (slang) To annoy or irritate (a person); to grind one's gears.
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈɡɹaɪnd/
Étymologie
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”).
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