Meaning

18 senses

  1. (transitive)To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.

    mahlen, zermahlen

    моло́тьmolótʹ, толо́чьtolóčʹ

    моло́тиmolóty, товкти́tovktý

    reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

  2. (transitive)To shape with the force of friction.

    grind a lens; grind an axe

    schleifen

    shape or form by grinding

  3. To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.

    schleifen, feilen

    шлифова́тьšlifovátʹ, отшлифова́тьotšlifovátʹ

    шліфува́тиšlifuváty

  4. (intransitive)To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.

    This corn grinds well.

    Steel grinds to a sharp edge.

  5. To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.

  6. (intransitive)To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.

    grinden

  7. (transitive)To oppress, hold down or weaken.

  8. (intransitive, 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. (slang)To rub one's body against another's in a sexual way; to frottage.

  11. To repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.

    These enemies give lots of loot when killed, so many players fight them to grind for resources.

    The first level of the game is the best place to grind extra lives.

    гриндитьgrindit'

  12. (transitive)To operate by turning a crank.

    to grind an organ

Examples

67 sentences

  1. Tom has an ax to grind.

    Том гне власну лінію. — deniko

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  2. She always has some axe to grind.

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  3. I don't have an ax to grind.

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  4. We grind our coffee by hand.

    ruМы мелем кофе вручную. — sharptoothed

    deWir mahlen unseren Kaffee von Hand. — Dani6187

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  5. Do you know how to grind beef?

    deWeißt du, wie man Rinderhack macht? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to reduce to smaller pieces:
to remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface:
Русский
By meaning 4
to reduce to smaller pieces:
to remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface:
to repeat a task in video games:
to work or study hard:
Deutsch
By meaning 6
to reduce to smaller pieces:
to shape with the force of friction:
to remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface:
to slide a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle:
to instill through repetitive teaching:
to work or study hard:

Origin

From Middle English grynden, from Old English grindan (“to grind”), from Proto-West German

From Middle English grynden, from Old English grindan (“to grind”), from Proto-West Germanic *grindan, from Proto-Germanic *grindaną (“to crush, grind”).

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Forms

grinds, grinding, ground, ground
Base formgrind · to grind
3rd person singulargrinds
Present participlegrinding
Past simpleground / grinded
Past participleground / grinded

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygrind
he, she, itgrinds

Past simpleLesson

all personsground

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave ground
he, she, ithas ground

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill grind

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

15 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

25 related words
Relatedgrindinggrinder
Derivedbackgrindcryogrinddeathgrindgoregrindgrindabilitygrindablegrind downgrinderygrindhousegrind outgrindsetgrindstergrindstonegrind upgrindyintergrindmisgrindnosegrindovergrindpornogrindpregrindregrindtogrind

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
grinB2grinchgrindergringogripB2
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