grind

Noun
  1. An insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious (synset 110704113)
    is a type of: assimilator, learner, scholar - someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
    same as: dweeb, nerd, swot, wonk
  2. The grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground (synset 105101686)
    "a coarse grind of coffee"
    is a type of: degree, grade, level - a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
  3. Hard monotonous routine work (synset 100622716)
    is a type of: labor, labour, toil - productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
    same as: donkeywork, drudgery, plodding
  4. The act of grinding to a powder or dust (synset 100359116)
    is a type of: compaction, crunch, crush - the act of crushing
    same as: mill, pulverisation, pulverization
Verb
  1. Press or grind with a crushing noise (synset 201597899)
    is a type of: press - exert pressure or force to or upon
    same as: cranch, craunch, crunch
  2. Make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together (synset 201397118)
    "grate one's teeth in anger"
    entail: rub - move over something with pressure
    is a type of: break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize - break or cause to break into pieces
    subtypes:
    same as: grate
  3. Work hard (synset 202424873)
    "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
    is a type of: do work, work - be employed
    same as: dig, drudge, fag, labor, labour, moil, toil, travail
  4. Dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced (synset 202052631)
    is a type of: dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
  5. Reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading (synset 200331892)
    "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
    is a type of: break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize - break or cause to break into pieces
    subtypes:
    • pulp - reduce to pulp
    • pestle - grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar
    • mill - grind with a mill
    same as: bray, comminute, crunch, mash
  6. Created by grinding (synset 201627486)
    "grind designs into the glass bowl"
    is a type of: create, make - make or cause to be or to become
  7. Shape or form by grinding (synset 201627358)
    "grind lenses for glasses and cameras"
    is a type of: forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work - make something, usually for a specific function

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