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[Verb] | "grind" | \ ˈgrīnd \

1: to reduce to powder or small fragments by friction (as in a mill or with the teeth)

2: to wear down, polish, or sharpen by friction

3: oppress, harass

Origin: before 12th century ;

Middle English, from Old English grindan; akin to Latin frendere to crush, grind;

(1) - { grind out } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?

[Verb] | "grind out"

1: to produce in a mechanical way

Origin: 1868 ;

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[Noun] | "grind"

1: an act of grinding

2: the sound of grinding

3: dreary, monotonous, or difficult labor, study, or routine

Origin: 13th century ;

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[Noun] | "grind house"

1: an often shabby movie theater having continuous showings especially of pornographic or violent films

Origin: 1923 ;

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[Phrasal verb] | "grind along"

1: to continue in a slow and steady way

2: to continue moving down or along (something) in a slow and steady way

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[Phrasal verb] | "grind away"

1: to work or study in a steady, determined way

2: to remove (a part of something) by rubbing something rough against it

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[Phrasal verb] | "grind down"

1: to make (something hard) smaller and smoother by gradually rubbing off tiny bits

2: to weaken or destroy (someone or something) gradually

(1) - { grind on } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?

[Phrasal verb] | "grind on"

1: to continue for a long time —used to describe something unpleasant

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[Idiom] | "grind to a halt"

1: to stop working or moving forward —often used figuratively

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[Noun] | "grind"

1: a harsh grating sound;

* e.g., " ... the grind of ice in the blender sent the cat running from the room "

Synonyms :
creak,
jar,
rasp,
scrape,
scratch

Antonyms :
fun,
play

2: a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits;

* e.g., " ... don't be such a grind—go out with your friends and enjoy yourself "

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3: very hard or unpleasant work;

* e.g., " ... yard work is a real grind "

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[Noun] | "grind houses"

1: as in fleapits;

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[Noun] | "grind house"

1: as in fleapit;

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[Noun] | "ax"

1: the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily;

* e.g., " ... the company was hemorrhaging money, so 700 employees would soon be given the ax "

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[Verb] | "grind"

1: to make smooth by friction;

* e.g., " ... after they are ground and polished, these stones can be used for jewelry "

Synonyms :
buff,
file,
hone,
rasp,
rub,
sand

Antonyms :
blunt,
dull

2: to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound;

* e.g., " ... everyone in the car winced when the driver ground the gears trying to shift into second "

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3: to make sharp or sharper;

* e.g., " ... better grind down that ax before you even think about trying to cut down that tree "

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[Verb] | "grind (down)"

1: to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress;

* e.g., " ... the workers are being ground down by the long work hours which leave them little time for anything else "

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[Verb] | "grind (out)"

1: to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort;

* e.g., " ... after several years of aborted attempts, the band finally ground out a new album "

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