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Meaning of grind up | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To reduce (something) to powder by grinding.
    transitive
  2. To dance in a sexually suggestive manner close to another person.
    intransitive
  3. To wear down on (someone); to be extremely draining or stressful; to cause burnout.
    transitive
  4. To skateboard on a surface or in a location.
    transitive

Examples

“You have to grind up the cardamom pods.”
“He's been grinding up on her.”
“This place will grind you up.”
“He's grinding up the skate park.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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