grind

Meaning

Verb

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.

Noun

1. The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
2. Something that has been reduced to powder, something that has been ground.
3. A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
4. A tedious and laborious task.
5. A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.
6. (slang) One who studies hard.
7. Clipping of grindcore (“subgenre of heavy metal”).
8. (slang) Hustle; hard work.

Noun

A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɹaɪnd/

Etymology

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”).