| Grind (grind) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Grind |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Ground (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Grinding.] [AS. grindan] perh. akin to L.
frendere to gnash, grind. Cf. Grist.] |
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.
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.
To oppress by severe exactions; to
harass.
To study hard for examination.
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| Grind (grind) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Grind |
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To perform the operation of grinding something; to turn the
millstones.
To become ground or pulverized by
friction; as, this corn grinds well.
To become polished or sharpened by
friction; as, glass grinds smooth; steel grinds to a
sharp edge.
To move with much difficulty or friction;
to grate.
To perform hard and distasteful service;
to drudge; to study hard, as for an examination.
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The
act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
Any severe continuous work or occupation;
esp., hard and uninteresting study.
A hard student; a dig.
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