GRIND as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the act of grinding to a powder or dust
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) grind is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • hard monotonous routine work
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) grind is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) grind is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

GRIND as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s) Entail(s)
  3. Meaning
    • press or grind with a crunching noise
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) grind is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower See Also Derived(s)
  4. 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
  5. Meaning
    • work hard
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Derived(s)