grind

Definition of grind in English English dictionary: To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing; A tedious task
This homework is a grind.; A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans
This bag contains espresso grind.; To make smaller by breaking with a device; To repeat a task in a MMORPG or role-playing video game in order to gain levels or items; To eat
Eh, brah, let's go grind.; A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard; To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface; To rotate the hips suggestively; {v} to sharpen, rub, reduce to powder, harass, oppress; the act of grinding to a powder or dust reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"; disapproval If you refer to routine tasks or activities as the grind, you mean they are boring and take up a lot of time and effort. The daily grind of government is done by Her Majesty's Civil Service see also grinding; To cut, crush, or force through a chopper so as to produce small bits; To become polished or sharpened by friction; as, glass grinds smooth; steel grinds to a sharp edge; Where you jump onto an object and slide down it on your skates You usually go parallel to a curb, jump and turn 90 degrees then slide sideways down it; Any severe continuous work or occupation; esp; make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger"; The faster the brewing process the finer the grind Espresso would be the finest grind; verb, noun A trick done on any sharp lip where the truck comes in contact with the edge of the pool, curb, ramp, etc The act of performing said trick (i e to grind a rail); If you grind something, you make it smooth or sharp by rubbing it against a hard surface. a shop where they grind knives The tip can be ground to a much sharper edge to cut smoother and faster; – To crank a winch in order to tighten a line; To work up for an examination; to grind up the subjects set, and to grind into the memory the necessary cram The allusion is to a mill, and the analogy evident To grind one down To reduce the price asked; to lower wages A knife, etc , is gradually reduced by grinding To take a grind is to take a constitutional walk; to cram into the smallest space the greatest amount of physical exercise This is the physical grind The literary grind is a turn at hard study To take a grinder is to insult another by applying the left thumb to the nose and revolving the right hand round it, as if working a hand-organ or coffeemill This insulting retort is given when someone has tried to practise on your credulity, or to impose upon your good faith; If a vehicle grinds somewhere, it moves there very slowly and noisily. Tanks had crossed the border at five fifteen and were grinding south; A trick done on any sharp lip where the truck comes in contact with the edge of the pool, curb, ramp, etc The act of performing said trick (i e to grind a rail); In paints, inks, coatings and liquid color concentrates, the fineness of pigment particle size reduction Usually reported in Hegman units, grind is generally 10-30 microns in formulated liquid colorants; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"; press or grind with a crunching noise; If a country's economy or something such as a process grinds to a halt, it gradually becomes slower or less active until it stops. The peace process has ground to a halt while Israel struggles to form a new government; Refers to the additional shaping of the clubhead to meet the user's desired specifications Many professional and top amateur golfers take a standard OEM head and "grind" the sole to alter the bounce angle or shape the club's toe until they are happy with the club's performance and cosmetics; Moving along an edge (coping, bench, curb, etc ) with your trucks Scraping your trucks along an edge as you skate; the act of grinding to a powder or dust; To repeat a task in Online Role Playing Games in order to gain levels; Moving along an edge with your trucks, scraping your trucks against the object being grinded as you skate; To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate; To perform the operation of grinding something; to turn the millstones; To oppress by severe exactions; to harass; an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively; The grind of a machine is the harsh, scraping noise that it makes, usually because it is old or is working too hard. The grind of heavy machines could get on their nerves; If you grind something into a surface, you press and rub it hard into the surface using small circular or sideways movements. `Well,' I said, grinding my cigarette nervously into the granite step. If you grind your teeth, you rub your upper and lower teeth together as though you are chewing something. If you know you're grinding your teeth, particularly at night, see your dentist; To reduce food to tiny particles using a grinder or a food processor; To slide with the board parallel to the coping Also see 50/50; {i} act of grinding; hard and tedious work, drudgery; grating sound, rasp; The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction; hard monotonous routine work; go over and over and over and over a lock, secondary or engram without obtaining an actual erasure A Dianetics auditor who puts a pc through an incident four or five times without erasure or appreciable reduction is encountering "grinding " See also engram; erase; lock; secondary; A term often used synonymously with "crush"; Means to put food through chopper Choppers have two or three blades Use a blade with smaller holes to grind foods fine; one with the larger holes for coarse chopping or grinding; {f} crush, break up into small particles; be reduced to powder; sharpen; scrape, rub together harshly; make a harsh grinding sound; crush, oppress; operate by rotating a crank; work hard, study hard; 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; hard and uninteresting study; To run food through a food chopper or food processor until of very fine texture; To study hard for examination; To reduce food to small pieces by running it through a grinder Food can be ground to different degrees, from fine to coarse; To slide with the board parallel to the coping Also see 50/50 (This is not a snowboard trick but we put it in here anyway ); To perform hard and distasteful service; to drudge; to study hard, as for an examination; work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"; To performing a grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard; To become ground or pulverized by friction; as, this corn grinds well; 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; A hard student; a dig; 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 reduce whole spices or herbs to a powder May be accomplished with a mortar and pestle (see below), a specially-designed spice grinder or a coffee grinder; If you grind a substance such as corn, you crush it between two hard surfaces or with a machine until it becomes a fine powder. Store the peppercorns in an airtight container and grind the pepper as you need it. the odor of fresh ground coffee. Grind up means the same as grind. He makes his own paint, grinding up the pigment with a little oil; Scraping one or both axles on a kerb, rail, coping or other object; to have an axe to grind: see axe to come to a grinding halt: see grinding; If a vehicle grinds to a halt, it stops slowly and noisily. The tanks ground to a halt after a hundred yards because the fuel had been siphoned out; To transform solid food into small pieces Food can be ground to degrees ranging from fine to coarse; Rider approaches an obstacle and slides the board along the obstacle Also called a rail slide
grind down: To weaken someone' morale over a long period
Don't let them grind you down!.
grind one's gears: To annoy or irritate
It really grinds my gears when inconsiderate people litter.
grind out: To produce something with ease, as if it is a chore
grind to a halt: Coming to a standstill, or ceasing to be productive or make progress, due to an obstacle
After the visionary's death, work on his ideas ground to a halt.
grind coffee: crush coffee beans into particles for the purpose of brewing
grind down: If you say that someone grinds you down, you mean that they treat you very harshly and cruelly, reducing your confidence or your will to resist them. There are people who want to humiliate you and grind you down
grind down a knife: sharpen the blade of a knife
grind one's teeth: grate one's teeth together, gnash one's teeth
grind out: produce in a routine or monotonous manner; "We have to crank out publications in order to receive funding
grind to a halt: be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand
grind to a halt: be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand"
grind up: see grind 1
an axe to grind: a grievance, with implications of confrontation
You had better believe I have an axe to grind with him after what he said about me!.
bump and grind: A sexually suggestive dance involving exaggerated hip movements, especially a striptease dance
One of the oddest spectacles in America, in fact, has to be a Tom Jones audience, in which a couple of dozen women, usually attractive and well dressed, throw their panties onto the stage and compete for what appears to be a deep kiss from the male master of the bump and grind.
bump and grind: A combination of movements resembling such a dance, as in road racing, whitewater kayaking, or exercising; any activity involving prolonged jarring or shaking
The typical bump and grind of short-track racing at Bristol Motor Speedway met with the panicked push of the final races of the Nascar Nextel Cup.
bump and grind: To perform such a dance or such movements
A dozen exercisers show up twice a week to bump and grind, do some belly rolls and loosen the hip joints..
bump n' grind: Alternative spelling of bump and grind
bump-and-grind: Alternative spelling of bump and grind
bump-n'-grind: Alternative spelling of bump and grind
daily grind: The difficult, routine, or monotonous tasks of daily work
As soon as he has the money to retire, he plans to leave the daily grind and travel more.
grinding: Repeatedly performing the same quest or similar in-game activity in order to amass points or wealth
grinding: Present participle of grind
grinding: The action of grinding or crushing into small particles
grinding: A form of dance in which the man and woman rub their bodies together
grinds: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grind
grinds: plural form of grind
grinds: tutoring; extra lessons in a specific subject outside of school hours. Grinds are often given by private individuals or firms, and might not be provided by the school
ground: The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground
ground: Soil, earth
The worm crawls through the ground.
ground: To gain a basic education (of a particular subject)
Jim was grounded in maths.
ground: To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly
Because of the bad weather, all flights were grounded.
ground: Processed by grinding
lenses of ground glass.
ground: A level of electrical potential used as a zero reference
ground: to place his bat, or part of his body, on the ground behind the popping crease so as not to be run out
ground: To require a disobedient child to remain at home or refrain from other privileges such as uses of the Internet, phone, TV, or music, usually as a punishment
The teenager's father decided to ground him for two weeks after he broke curfew again.
ground: Crushed, or reduced to small particles
ground mustard seed.
ground: To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground
ground: Terrain
When the flight crew has their aircraft under control, everything is working normally and yet it still crashes into the ground, that's a Controlled Flight Into Terrain. - When the flight crew has their aircraft under control, everything is working normally and yet it still crashes into the ground, that's CFIT.
ground: The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; that part of the field behind a batsman's popping crease where he can not be run out (hence to make one's ground)
ground: Simple past tense and past participle of grind
I ground the coffee up nicely.
have an ax to grind: Alternative spelling of have an axe to grind
have an axe to grind: To have a dispute, resentment, or grudge, sometimes with a disposition to act on that resentment covertly; to have a bias; to take issue with something
He said: This guy has an axe to grind because Colonel Tim embarrassed him in front of his troops..
mills of the gods grind slowly: Justice may arrive slowly, but it cannot be avoided
ground: a pavement or floor or any supporting surface on which one may walk
ground: {n} the upper part of the earth, foundation, soil, country, floor, cause
ground: {v} to lay on the gound, to instruct
go back to the grind: (deyim) Go back to the job at hand
Grinding: grinting
Ground: gnd
Ground: grinded
axe to grind: grievance to express, complaint, "a bone to pick
disapproval grind on: If you say that something grinds on, you disapprove of the fact that it continues to happen in the same way for a long time. Civil war in the Sudan has been grinding on for nine years
grinding: from Grind
grinding: A method of stone working employed in the smoothing of an edge or surface by rubbing it with a hammerstone or other abrader prior to use Performed on projectiles or blades so that hafting materials (lashings) would not be cut by sharp edges of the base Also commonly referred to as Basal Grinding when the base and sides of the stem have been ground There are varying degrees of grinding, typically referred to as light, moderate or heavy
grinding: a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears) matter resulting from the process of grinding; "vegetable grindings clogged the drain"
grinding: Of or pertaining to the act or sound of grinding
grinding: A size reduction technique that usually utilizes a series of rollers
grinding: the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
grinding: Knives are flat, hollow or taper ground, beginning at the back of the blade and working toward the edge The blade may retain visible grinding marks and this can have an effect on service or blade life of stainless-steel blades The smoother the finish on non-stainless blades, the more resistant they are to corrosion
grinding: Means of reducing ore into very small particles by means of pressure or impact Different types of grinders are used in the processing plant to obtain the desired dimension
grinding: A term that implies metal removal similar to fast milling where the surface is removed by abrasion
grinding: Grinding means adjusting the indentation in a program to fit the nesting structure See section 19 Indentation
grinding: If you describe a bad situation as grinding, you mean it never gets better, changes, or ends. Their grandfather had left his village in order to escape the grinding poverty. + grindingly grind·ing·ly Nursing was ill-paid and grindingly hard work
grinding: An area where irregularities in the molded insulator have been mechanically ground off at the factory leaving a dull, rough area Often used to remove excess glass "flash" from the mold lines, or base Very common on the "shoulder" areas of French gingerbread style insulators
grinding: A machining process: - (a) to shape components that are too hard to be machined by conventional methods such as hardened tool steels and case or induction hardened components (b) to obtain a high degree of dimensional accuracy and surface finish on a component
grinding: a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears) matter resulting from the process of grinding; "vegetable grindings clogged the drain" the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
grinding: Simple manual abrasion, as in rubbing an axe on sandstone to produce a ground cutting edge
grinding: matter resulting from the process of grinding; "vegetable grindings clogged the drain"
grinding: Grinding means adjusting the indentation in a program to fit the nesting structure See section Grinding
grinding: a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)
grinding: Usually a term synonymous with bruxism
grinding: {i} crushing, breaking up into small particles; sharpening; rubbing together harshly; oppression; act of operating by turning a crank; working or studying hard
grinding: Demanding the lowest possible price from the dealer on every aspect of a vehicle purchase
grinding: This is a habit which can be occasional and the severity of the habit could vary depending on your daily stress and pressure level This habit could cause severe wear of your teeth You are encouraged to consult your orthodontist to address the habit as soon as possible
grinding: Grinding means adjusting the indentation in a program to fit the nesting structure See section ï½» ï½²ï½¼ï½¤ï½²
grinding: A machine operation that consists of finishing a metal surface by means of abrasives
grinding: To wear smooth, or sharpen A grinder is a person or device that grinds
grinding: the process of pulverizing raw materials to a desired degree of particle size
grinding: emphasis If you say that something comes to a grinding halt, you are emphasizing that it stops very suddenly, especially before it was meant to. A car will come to a grinding halt if you put water in the petrol tank. see also grind
grinding: Process of removing material by abrasion
grinding: A mechanical processing procedure that removes metal from the surface of a product by a variety of mechanically equipment including wheel and belt grinding
grinding: {s} oppressive; crushing; grating; sharpening
grinding: Grinding means adjusting the indentation in a program to fit the nesting structure See Grinding
grinding: Grinding means adjusting the indentation in a program to fit the nesting structure @xref{Indentation,Grinding}
grinding: Grinding means adjusting the indentation in a program to fit the nesting structure See section Indentation
grinding: mechanical process of pulverizing the roasted cocoa bean nib to a smooth liquid known as chocolate liquor
grindingly: In a grinding manner
grindingly: in an oppressive manner; with a grinding noise
grinds: tutoring; extra lessons in a specific subject outside of school hours
grinds: plural of grind
grinds: third-person singular of grind
ground: A connection from electrical equipment to a ground mat or to the earth, used to insure that the equipment (housing or structure) will be at the same potential (voltage) as the earth
ground: If something is grounds for a feeling or action, it is a reason for it. If you do something on the grounds of a particular thing, that thing is the reason for your action. In the interview he gave some grounds for optimism The court overturned that decision on the grounds that the Prosecution had withheld crucial evidence Owen was against it, on the grounds of expense
ground: In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief
ground: throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage place or put on the ground confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"
ground: use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"
ground: cover with a primer; apply a primer to
ground: Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork
ground: belonging to a homestead; as, the grounds of the estate are well kept
ground: material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"
ground: An electrical connection to the earth, generally through a ground rod Also a common return to a point of zero potential, such as the metal chassis in radio equipment
ground: broken or pounded into small fragments; used of e g ore or stone; "paved with crushed bluestone"; "ground glass is used as an abrasive"
ground: If a ship or boat is grounded or if it grounds, it touches the bottom of the sea, lake, or river it is on, and is unable to move off. Residents have been told to stay away from the region where the ship was grounded The boat finally grounded on a soft, underwater bank. a grounded oil tanker
ground: connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"
ground: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the earth
ground: In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground
ground: The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or some indefinite portion of it
ground: The grounds of a large or important building are the garden or area of land which surrounds it. the palace grounds. the grounds of the University
ground: of Grind
ground: In etching and aquatint, an acid-resistant substance used to protect non-image areas of the plate from the action of acid See hardground and softground In mezzotint, it is the deep background produced by roughening the plate surface with roulettes or rockers (tools used to prick multiple, closely spaced indentations into a metal plate)
ground: a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle); "they gained ground step by step"; "they fought to regain the lost ground"
ground: The ground is the soil and rock on the earth's surface. The ground had eroded. the marshy ground of the river delta
ground: 1 a conducting connection that by which an electric circuit or equipment is connected to the earth to establish and maintain a reference potential level 2 the voltage reference point in a circuit
ground: Ground meat has been cut into very small pieces in a machine. ground beef. The sausages are made of coarsely ground pork
ground: to have one's ear to the ground: see ear. Past tense and past participle of grind
ground: (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
ground: fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
ground: emphasis If you say that something such as a job or piece of clothing suits someone down to the ground, you mean that it is completely suitable or right for them
ground: A connection from an electrical circuit to the earth
ground: To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching see Ground, n
ground: The middle ground between two groups, ideas, or plans involves things which do not belong to either of these groups, ideas, or plans but have elements of each, often in a less extreme form. She seems to have found a middle ground in which mutual support, rather than complete dependency, is possible
ground: If you go to ground, you hide somewhere where you cannot easily be found. Citizens of East Beirut went to ground in basements and shelters
ground: hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman"
ground: hit onto the ground hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman"
ground: If you shift your ground or change your ground, you change the basis on which you are arguing
ground: The ground is the surface of the earth. Forty or fifty women were sitting cross-legged on the ground We slid down the roof and dropped to the ground. Something that is below ground is under the earth's surface or under a building. Something that is above ground is on top of the earth's surface. People were making for the air-raid shelters below ground
ground: If you stand your ground or hold your ground, you do not run away from a situation, but face it bravely. She had to force herself to stand her ground when she heard someone approaching
ground: The ground is an arbitrarily decided point whose voltage is taken as zero In many situations, equipment is connected physically to the actual, dirt ground, so that voltage is taken as zero--hence the name In England the term "earth" is used, for the same reason To be "grounded" means to be connected to a place that is maintained at the ground voltage
ground: 5; or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament
ground: If two people or groups find common ground, they agree about something, especially when they do not agree about other things
ground: the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
ground: The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song
ground: approval If you break new ground, you do something completely different or you do something in a completely different way. Gellhorn may have broken new ground when she filed her first report on the Spanish Civil War
ground: To connect with the ground so as to make the earth a part of an electrical circuit
ground: An electrical connection to the earth, generally through a bonding conductor or ground grid Also a common return to a point of zero potential, such as the main grounding busbar See EIA/TIA 607
ground: confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"
ground: Ground is the past tense and past participle of grind. see also grounding, home ground
ground: A conducting connection, whether intentional or accidental, between an electrical circuit or equipment and the earth, or to some conducting body that serves in place of the earth
ground: To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed; as, the ship grounded on the bar
ground: instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"
ground: 1 The earth's surface, especially the earth's land surface Used in combination to form adjectives, as in ground-to-air, ground-to-ground , and air-to-ground See surface
ground: The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; that part of the field behind a batsmans popping crease where he can not be run out (hence to make ones ground)
ground: (Otomotiv) An object that makes an electrical connection with the earth, to safely complete an electrical circuit. For example, one terminal of the battery is wired to the metal frame of the vehicle to utilize the frame as a path for returning electric current to the battery and thus completing the electrical circuit. All U.S. vehicles are "negative ground" - because the negative terminal is wired to the frame of the car. In some countries, this is called "negative earth."
ground: the gardens, lawns, fields, etc
ground: An electrical connection between a circuit and the earth Also refers to a conductor connected to earth In some instances, can refer to a central metallic point designated as having "zero" potential
ground: to hit a ground ball; to hit a ground ball which results in an out. Compare fly (verb(regular)) and line (verb)
ground: a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
ground: a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
ground: Land; estate; possession; field; esp
ground: The pit of a theater
ground: A conducting connection, intentional or accidental, between an electric circuit or equipment and the earth or some conducting body serving in place of the earth
ground: You can use ground to refer to an area of land, sea, or air which is used for a particular activity. Indian hunting grounds The best fishing grounds are around the islands