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grind
noun
1. A crunching or grinding noise.
2. A specific grade or degree of pulverization, as of coffee beans: drip grind.
3. Informal A laborious task, routine, or study: the daily grind.
4. Informal A student who works or studies excessively.
5. Slang An erotic rotation of the pelvis.
verb
1. To rotate the hips in an erotic manner.
2. To study hard .
3. To move with difficulty or friction especially so as to make a grating noise .
4. To become pulverized, polished, or sharpened by friction.
5. To perform the operation of .
verb-intransitive
1. Informal To devote oneself to study or work: grinding for a test; grinding away at housework.
2. Slang To rotate the pelvis erotically, as in the manner of a stripteaser.
3. To become crushed, pulverized, or powdered by friction.
4. To move with noisy friction; grate: a train grinding along rusty rails.
5. To perform the operation of grinding something.
verb-transitive
1. To bear down on harshly; crush.
2. To crush, pulverize, or reduce to powder by friction, especially by rubbing between two hard surfaces: grind wheat into flour.
3. To instill or teach by persistent repetition: ground the truth into their heads.
4. To operate by turning a crank: ground a hurdy-gurdy.
5. To oppress or weaken gradually: "Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law” ( Oliver Goldsmith).
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