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Webster 1913 Edition

Grind

Grind

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Ground
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Grinding
.]
[AS.
grindan
; perh. akin to L.
frendere
to gnash, grind. Cf.
Grist
.]
1.
To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the action of millstones.
Take the millstones, and
grind
meal.
Is. xivii. 2.
2.
To wear down, polish, or sharpen, by friction; to make smooth, sharp, or pointed; to whet, as a knife or drill; to rub against one another, as teeth, etc.
3.
To oppress by severe exactions; to harass.
To
grind
the subject or defraud the prince.
Dryden.
4.
To study hard for examination; – commonly used with
away
;
as, to
grind away at
one’s studies
.
[College Slang]

Grind

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To perform the operation of grinding something; to turn the millstones.
Send thee
Into the common prison, there to
grind
.
Milton.
2.
To become ground or pulverized by friction;
as, this corn
grinds
well
.
3.
To become polished or sharpened by friction;
as, glass
grinds
smooth; steel
grinds
to a sharp edge.
4.
To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
5.
To perform hard and distasteful service; to drudge; to study hard, as for an examination.
Farrar.

Grind

,
Noun.
1.
The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
2.
Any severe continuous work or occupation; esp., hard and uninteresting study.
[Colloq.]
T. Hughes.

Webster 1828 Edition

Grind

GRIND

,
Verb.
T.
pret. and pp. ground. [This word, if n is radical, may be allied to rend; if not, it coincides with grate; to make smooth, as mollis in L., allied to molo.]
1.
To break and reduce to fine particles or powder by friction; to comminute by attrition; to triturate.
Take the millstones and grind meal. Is.16.
We say, to grind meal, but this is an elliptical phrase. The true phrase is, to grind corn to meal.
2.
To break and reduce to small pieces by the teeth.
3.
To sharpen by rubbing or friction; to wear off the substance of a metallic instrument, and reduce it to a sharp edge by the friction of a stone; as, to grind an ax or scythe.
4.
To make smooth; to polish by friction; as, to grind glass.
5.
To rub one against another.
Harsh sounds--and the grinding of one stone against another, make a shivering or horror in the body and set the teeth on edge.
6.
To oppress by severe exactions; to afflict cruelly; to harass; as, to grind the faces of the poor Is.3.
7.
To crush in pieces; to ruin. Matt.21.
8.
To grate; as grinding pains.

GRIND

,
Verb.
I.
To perform the operation of grinding; to move a mill.
1.
To be moved or rubbed together, as in the operation of grinding; as the grinding jaws.
2.
To be ground or pulverized by friction.
Corn will not grind well before it is dry.
3.
To be polished and made smooth by friction. Glass grinds smooth.
4.
To be sharpened by grinding. Steel grinds to a fine edge.

Definition 2024

Grind

Grind

See also: grind and grínd

German

Noun

Grind m ‎(genitive Grindes, plural Grinde)

  1. A scab

Declension

Synonyms

grind

grind

See also: Grind and grínd

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɹaɪnd/,
  • Rhymes: -aɪnd

Verb

grind ‎(third-person singular simple present grinds, present participle grinding, simple past and past participle ground or grinded) (see usage notes below)

  1. To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
  2. To shape with the force of friction.
    grind a lens
    grind an axe
  3. (metalworking) To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
  4. To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.
    This corn grinds well.
    Steel grinds to a sharp edge.
  5. To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
  6. (sports) To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
  7. To oppress, hold down or weaken.
  8. (slang) To rotate the hips erotically.
  9. (slang) To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other.
  10. (video games) To repeat a task a great multitude of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.
  11. To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank.
  12. To instill through repetitive teaching.
    Grinding lessons into students' heads does not motivate them to learn.
  13. (slang, Hawaii) To eat.
    Eh, brah, let's go grind.
  14. (slang) To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Farrar to this entry?)
Usage notes
  • In the sports and video game senses, the past participle and past tense form grinded is often used instead of the irregular form ground.
  • Historically, there also existed a past participle form grounden, but it is now archaic or obsolete.
  • When used to denote sexually suggestive dancing between two partners, the past participle and past tense form grinded is almost always used.
Conjugation
Strong conjugation
Weak conjugation
Derived terms
Translations

Noun

grind ‎(plural grinds)

  1. The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
  2. Something that has been reduced to powder, something that has been ground.
  3. A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
    This bag contains espresso grind.
  4. A tedious task.
    This homework is a grind.
  5. A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.
  6. (archaic, slang) One who studies hard; a swot.
    • 1911, Sunset (volume 27, page 440)
      […] I suppose I don't know much about books, compared with you—”
      “Oh, I was never much of a grind,” the other cut in hastily.
  7. Grindcore (subgenre of heavy metal)
Translations

Etymology 2

From Faroese grind ‎(“pilot-whale meat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɪnd/
  • Rhymes: -ɪnd

Noun

grind ‎(plural grinds)

  1. The traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.
Synonyms

Albanian

Etymology

Possibly a nasal variant of gërdhij, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrendʰ- (compare English grind, Lithuanian gréndžiu ‘to scrape, scratch’).

Verb

grind ‎(first-person singular past tense grinda, participle grindur)

  1. to brawl, to fight, to wrangle over
Related terms

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪnt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch grint, grinde, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *grindaną ‎(“to grind”), related to Middle Dutch grinden, grenden ‎(“to grind”). More at grind (above).

Alternative forms

Noun

grind n ‎(uncountable)

  1. (geology) The materials gravel, shingle
Derived terms
  • grinden (verb)
  • grindig (adjective)
  • etc.

Etymology 2

Germanic, perhaps from the above root as a crusty rash

Alternative forms

Noun

grind n ‎(uncountable)

  1. (archaic, pathology) The diseases scabies (human), mange (canine)
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • grindig (adjective)

Anagrams

Faroese

Etymology 1

From Old Norse grind ‎(“grind”)

Noun

grind f (genitive singular grindar, plural grindir)

  1. A framework
  2. A grille
Declension
Declension of grind
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grind grindin grindir grindirnar
accusative grind grindina grindir grindirnar
dative grind grindini grindum grindunum
genitive grindar grindarinnar grinda grindanna

Etymology 2

The term is a Faroese invention. A school of pilot whales reminds of a framework (see grind above) in the sea, by swimming very close to each other. The Faroese term was loaned in many other languages; compare German Grindwal, Danish grindehval or Dutch griend. More likely the word is related to the English word ground and refers to the whales frequently being grounded or easily driven onto ground.

Noun

grind f (genitive singular grindar, plural grindir)

  1. A school of grindahvalur (pilot whales)
  2. The tvøst (meat) and spik (blubber) of the pilot whales
  3. The act of pilot whaling, grindadráp
  4. (figuratively) An unexpected meal
Declension
Declension of grind
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grind grindin grindir grindirnar
accusative grind grindina grindir grindirnar
dative grind grindini grindum grindunum
genitive grindar grindarinnar grinda grindanna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krɪnt/
  • Rhymes: -ɪnt

Etymology 1

Noun

grind f ‎(genitive singular grindar, nominative plural grindur)

  1. lattice, grid, grille
  2. framework
  3. (order theory) lattice
Declension

Etymology 2

From Faroese grind.

Noun

grind f ‎(genitive singular grindar, nominative plural grindur)

  1. pilot whale

Declension

Synonyms

Anagrams

Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse grind

Noun

grind f, m ‎(definite singular grinda or grinden, indefinite plural grinder, definite plural grindene)(Bokmål)
grind f ‎(definite singular grinda, indefinite plural grinder, definite plural grindene)(Nynorsk)

  1. A hinged gate across road or path where it is intersected by a fence.
  2. A framework
  3. A grille

Derived terms

  • beingrind
  • grindgjerde
  • grindhval
  • grindsag
  • grindstolpe
  • grindverk
  • grindveving
  • grindåpner
  • husgrind
  • lekegrind
  • takgrind

References

  • “grind” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “grind” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish grind, from Old Norse grind, from Proto-Germanic *grindiz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrendʰ-.

Noun

grind c

  1. A gate; door-like structure outside a building
  2. (computing) A gate, logical pathway

Declension

Inflection of grind 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative grind grinden grindar grindarna
Genitive grinds grindens grindars grindarnas

Etymology

From Middle High German grint, from Old High German grint. Cognate with West Frisian grint ‎(“gravel”), Dutch grind ‎(“gravel; shingle”), obsolete Dutch grinden ‎(“to grind, rub, crush”). More at grind.

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