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Definitions for Grinding

[1] to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
[2] to reduce to fine particles, as by pounding or crushing; bray, triturate, or pulverize.
[3] to oppress, torment, or crush: to grind the poor.
[4] to rub harshly or gratingly; grate together; grit: to grind one's teeth.
[5] to operate by turning a crank: to grind a hand organ.
[6] to produce by crushing or abrasion: to grind flour.
[7] Slang . to annoy; irritate; irk: It really grinds me when he's late.
[8] to perform the operation of reducing to fine particles.
[9] to rub harshly; grate.
[10] to be or become ground.
[11] to be polished or sharpened by friction.
[12] Informal . to work or study laboriously (often followed by away ): He was grinding away at his algebra.
[13] Digital Technology . (in a video game) to perform a monotonous task repeatedly in order to advance a character to a higher level or rank: You have to grind for hours before you can embark on the main story mission.
[14] Slang . (in a dance) to rotate the hips in a suggestive manner. Compare bump(def 12) .
[15] the act of grinding.
[16] a grinding sound.
[17] a grade of particle fineness into which a substance is ground: The coffee is available in various grinds for different coffee makers.
[18] laborious, usually uninteresting work: Copying all the footnotes was a grind.
[19] Informal . an excessively diligent student.
[20] Slang . a dance movement in which the hips are rotated in a suggestive or erotic manner. Compare bump(def 12) .
[21] grind out , to produce in a routine or mechanical way: to grind out magazine stories. to extinguish by rubbing the lighted end against a hard surface: to grind out a cigarette.
[22] to reduce or be reduced to small particles by pounding or abrading to grind corn ; to grind flour
[23] (tr) to smooth, sharpen, or polish by friction or abrasion to grind a knife
[24] to scrape or grate together (two things, esp the teeth) with a harsh rasping sound or (of such objects) to be scraped together
[25] (tr foll by out ) to speak or say (something) in a rough voice
[26] (tr often foll by down ) to hold down; oppress; tyrannize
[27] (tr) to operate (a machine) by turning a handle
[28] (tr foll by out ) to produce in a routine or uninspired manner he ground out his weekly article for the paper
[29] (tr foll by out ) to continue to play in a dull or insipid manner the band only ground out old tunes all evening
[30] (tr often foll by into ) to instil (facts, information, etc) by persistent effort they ground into the recruits the need for vigilance
[31] (intr) informal to study or work laboriously
[32] (intr) mainly US to dance erotically by rotating the pelvis (esp in the phrase bump and grind )
[33] informal laborious or routine work or study
[34] slang , mainly US a person, esp a student, who works excessively hard
[35] a specific grade of pulverization, as of coffee beans coarse grind
[36] British slang the act of sexual intercourse
[37] mainly US a dance movement involving an erotic rotation of the pelvis
[38] the act or sound of grinding

Words related to Grinding

grindcrumbling, grating, crunching, shivering, milling, scraping, rubbing, crushing, smashing, bone-crushing

Words nearby Grinding

grindgrin, grin and bear it, grin like a cheshire cat, grinch, grinch stole christmas, how the, grind, grind house, grind in, grind on, grind rock, grind to a halt

Origin of Grinding

before 950; Middle English grinden, Old English grindan; akin to Gothic grinda-, Latin frendere

Other words from Grinding

grind·a·ble , adjective
grind·a·bil·i·ty , noun
grind·ing·ly , adverb
re·grind , verb, re·ground, re·grind·ing.
un·grind·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Grinding

Old English grindan; related to Latin frendere, Lithuanian gréndu I rub, Low German grand sand

Synonyms for Grinding

crumbling, crunching, crushing, disintegrating, eroding, granulating, grating, milling, powdering, pulverizing, rubbing, scraping, shivering, smashing, bone-crushing