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grind

UK/ˈɡɹɪnd/ US/ˈɡraɪnd/ fairly common slang
verb (5) noun (3)

verb

1.

press or grind with a crunching noise

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2.

make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together

  • “grate one”
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3.

reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

  • “grind the spices in a mortar”
  • “mash the garlic”
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4.

work hard

  • “She was digging away at her math homework”
  • “Lexicographers drudge all day long”
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5.

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

noun

1.

an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively

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Origin

From Middle English grynden, from Old English grindan (“to grind”), from Proto-West Germanic *grindan, from Proto-Germanic *grindaną (“to crush, grind”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian gríende, griene (“to grind, mill”), West Frisian grintsje (“to crush, punish”), Dutch grinden (“to grind”, rare) and grind (“gravel, shingle”), Albanian grind (“to brawl, fight”).

Phrases

  • ax to grind
  • axe to grind
  • bump and grind
  • daily grind
  • grind down
  • grind joint
  • grind line
  • grind out
  • grind the corn
  • grind to a halt
  • grind up
  • nose grind

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