Dictionary definition · grind
noun
- an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
- the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground"a coarse grind of coffee"
- hard monotonous routine work
- the act of grinding to a powder or dust
verb
- press or grind with a crushing noise
- make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together"grate one's teeth in anger"
- work hard"She was digging away at her math homework"
- dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced
- reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading"grind the spices in a mortar"
- created by grinding"grind designs into the glass bowl"
- shape or form by grinding"grind lenses for glasses and cameras"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).