English noun: grind | |||
1. | grind (person) an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious | ||
Synonyms | dweeb, nerd, swot, wonk | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assimilator, learner, scholar | ||
2. | grind (attribute) the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground | ||
Samples | A coarse grind of coffee. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | degree, grade, level | ||
3. | grind (act) hard monotonous routine work | ||
Synonyms | donkeywork, drudgery, plodding | ||
Broader (hypernym) | labor, labour, toil | ||
4. | grind (act) the act of grinding to a powder or dust | ||
Synonyms | mill, pulverisation, pulverization | ||
Broader (hypernym) | compaction, crunch, crush | ||
English verb: grind | |||
1. | grind (contact) press or grind with a crushing noise | ||
Synonyms | cranch, craunch, crunch | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | press | ||
2. | grind (contact) make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together | ||
Samples | Grate one's teeth in anger. | ||
Synonyms | grate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | chew, gnash, jaw, manducate, masticate | ||
Entail | rub | ||
3. | grind (social) work hard | ||
Samples | She was digging away at her math homework. Lexicographers drudge all day long. | ||
Synonyms | dig, drudge, fag, labor, labour, moil, toil, travail | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | do work, work | ||
4. | grind (motion) 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 | ||
Examples | They grind | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe | ||
5. | grind (change) reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading | ||
Samples | Grind the spices in a mortar. Mash the garlic. | ||
Synonyms | bray, comminute, crunch, mash | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | mill, pestle, pulp | ||
6. | grind (creation) created by grinding | ||
Samples | Grind designs into the glass bowl. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
7. | grind (creation) shape or form by grinding | ||
Samples | Grind lenses for glasses and cameras. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work | ||