grind

  • 31grind — 1 verb past tense and past participle ground, 1 INTO SMALL PIECES (T) a) also grind up (T) to break something such as corn or coffee beans into small pieces or powder, either in a machine or between two hard surfaces b) AmE to cut food,… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32grind — grad·grind; grind·abil·i·ty; grind·able; grind; grind·er·man; grind·stone; in·ter·grind; re·grind; grind·er; grad·grind·ian; grad·grind·ish; …

    English syllables

  • 33grind — grindable, adj. grindability, n. grindingly, adv. /gruynd/, v., ground or (Rare) grinded; grinding; n. v.t. 1. to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens. 2. to reduce to fine particles, as by pounding or crushing; …

    Universalium

  • 34grind — v. 1) (C) grind a pound of coffee for me; or: grind me a pound of coffee 2) (D; tr.) to grind into (to grind wheat into flour) 3) (N; used with an adjective) I ground the coffee very fine * * * [graɪnd] or: grind me a pound of coffee (C) grind a… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 35Grind — Jemandem den Grind an den Hals wünschen: so wütend über ihn sein, daß man ihm nur Böses wünscht.{{ppd}}    Beim Grind handelt es sich um einen schorfartigen Ausschlag, eine Art von Krätze. Wie verbreitet der Kopfgrind einst war, geht aus einer… …

    Das Wörterbuch der Idiome

  • 36grind — 01. I like this café. They [grind] their own coffee, so it s really fresh. 02. The waiter [ground] fresh pepper over my pasta dish. 03. We bought a coffee [grinder] for my mom for her birthday. 04. There s a frightening [grinding] sound coming… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 37grind — [[t]graɪnd[/t]] v. ground, grind•ing, n. 1) to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens[/ex] 2) to reduce to fine particles, as by pounding or crushing; pulverize 3) to oppress, torment, or crush: ground by… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 38grind — I. verb (ground; grinding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grindan; akin to Latin frendere to crush, grind Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to reduce to powder or small fragments by friction (as in a mill or with the… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 39Grind — Este artículo o sección sobre ocio necesita ser wikificado con un formato acorde a las convenciones de estilo. Por favor, edítalo para que las cumpla. Mientras tanto, no elimines este aviso puesto el 4 de julio de 2009. También puedes ayudar… …

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  • 40grind — {{11}}grind (n.) late 12c., gnashing the teeth, from GRIND (Cf. grind) (v.). The sense steady, hard work first recorded 1851 in college student slang (but Cf. gerund grinder, 1710); the meaning hard working student is American English slang from… …

    Etymology dictionary