grind

Meaning

Synonyms

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

lapped finishing

grind to pieces

seat grinding

lapping finish

degree of grinding

rub fine

break one’s back

overbear

Frequency

C1
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”).

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