Grind

Definitions

1. A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.
2. The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
   countable, uncountable
3. Something that has been reduced to powder, something that has been ground.
   countable, uncountable
4. A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
   countable, uncountable
5. A tedious and laborious task.
   countable, uncountable
6. A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.
   countable, uncountable
7. One who studies hard.
   archaic, countable, slang, uncountable
8. Clipping of grindcore (“subgenre of heavy metal”).
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountable
9. Hustle; hard work.
   slang, uncountable

Equivalents

46 more languages

العربيةالطحنطحن

Беларускаятаўчы

Българскимеля

Bosanskimalamalemalenmalumlečmletimoleroropilarrutina+ 7 more

Catalàesmicolarmoldrepicarpolirtrinxartriturar+ 3 more

Češtinabrousitdrtitgalejemlítšichtavrtět+ 3 more

Cymraegmalu

Danskfrådemalenedtrykkerive+ 1 more

Ελληνικάαλέθωάλεσμα

Esperantomueli

Suomiaherrusahkeroidagrindatahinkatahioajauhaajauhatusjauhautuakarkeuspaahtaapuurtaapuurtaminenraahautuaraataaskruudatasortaaveivata+ 14 more

Gaeilgemeil

Gàidhligmeil

Galegomoerrelar

עבריתטחן

हिन्दीपीसना

Hrvatskimalamalemalenmalumlečmletimoleroropilarrutina+ 7 more

Magyarcsikorogdarálontőrölzúz+ 2 more

Հայերենաղալ

Italianoancheggiaredimenarsifaticatamacinaremacinatomolatosculettaresfacchinatatritato+ 6 more

日本語厲挽く揅擂砑磨ぐ礱+ 4 more

ქართულიდაფქვა

ភាសាខ្មែររូសសង្កិន

한국어塌礱갈다빻다+ 1 more

Kurdîgrîmalexay

Latinamolo

Lëtzebuergeschmuelen

Lietuviųmalti

Latviešumalt

Te Reo Māorihungaorotētē

Македонскимеле

Bahasa Melayugesekkisar

Nederlandskarweimalenschurenvermalenverpulveren+ 2 more

Polskiharówkamlećścierać

Portuguêsamolarbrunirmoerpolirralarrangerrangirrebolartriturar+ 6 more

Românămăcinapisa

Русскийгриндгриндитьзубритьмолотьотшлифоватьтоло́чьшлифовать+ 4 more

Slovenščinamleti

Shqipblugri

Српскиmalamalemalenmalumlečmletimoleroropilarrutina+ 7 more

Svenskaknegaknogamalanotaslipaslipasslita+ 4 more

தமிழ்அரை

ไทยบด

Türkçebilemeköğütmek

Українськамоло́титовктишліфувати

Tiếng Việtmainghiênxảy

Examples

“This bag contains espresso grind⟳.”

“This homework is a grind⟳.”

“Running again in more open⟳ agricultural country, the Harrogate line encounters a short downgrade before the stiff uphill grind⟳ to Harrogate begins.”

“If you are at all bright, don't be a grind⟳. Grinding may make⟳ a second-hand genius of you (for all the real things are dead), and if you become⟳ a genius you will be sure to smoke⟳ dope or swallow⟳ laudanum. They all did it.”

“[…] 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.”

“I've been on the grind⟳ all week, trying to make⟳ ends meet⟳.”

“Everyone has to work⟳, they mourned, and that takes its toll. They weren't glamourising the grind⟳ because they knew their effort didn't match⟳ the supposed rewards.”

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