what does grind mean?
GRIND as NOUN
- Meaning
- the act of grinding to a powder or dust
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Hypernyms(s) grind is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- hard monotonous routine work
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Hypernyms(s) grind is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively
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Hypernyms(s) grind is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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GRIND as VERB
- Meaning
- reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
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- grind the spices in a mortar
- mash the garlic
Hypernyms(s) grind is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
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- grate one’’s teeth in anger
Hypernyms(s) grind is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Entail(s)
- Meaning
- press or grind with a crunching noise
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Hypernyms(s) grind is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- 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
Hypernyms(s) grind is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- She was digging away at her math homework
- Lexicographers drudge all day long
Hypernyms(s) grind is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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