Grind
verb
To break something into very small pieces or powder by pressing it between hard surfaces.
She grinds coffee beans every morning.
Often appears as...
- grind coffee beans
- grind spices
verb
To remove, smooth, or cut into by friction or rubbing.
The workers are grinding the metal surface to remove any imperfections.
Often appears as...
- grind metal
- grind stone
verb
To continuously work hard over a long period.
He was grinding away at his studies.
Often appears as...
- grind away
- grind at work
Usage tips
Neutral, Positive
noun
A dull and difficult routine.
The daily grind of the commute was exhausting for him.
Often appears as...
- daily grind
- office grind
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Disapproving
noun
The act of grinding something.
The loud grind of the old engine could be heard from far.
Often appears as...
- sound of the grind
- grind of the mill
verb
To learn or study intensively.
He's grinding for his final exams.
Often appears as...
- grind for exams
- grind for grades
Usage tips
Informal, Neutral, Positive
verb
To perform a dance characterized by sensuous gyrating movements.
They loved to grind at the club.
Often appears as...
- grind at the club
- slow grind
Usage tips
Informal, Neutral
verb
To break something into very small pieces or powder by pressing it between hard surfaces.
She grinds coffee beans every morning.
Often appears as...
- grind coffee beans
- grind spices
verb
To remove, smooth, or cut into by friction or rubbing.
The workers are grinding the metal surface to remove any imperfections.
Often appears as...
- grind metal
- grind stone
verb
To continuously work hard over a long period.
He was grinding away at his studies.
Often appears as...
- grind away
- grind at work
Usage tips
Neutral, Positive
noun
A dull and difficult routine.
The daily grind of the commute was exhausting for him.
Often appears as...
- daily grind
- office grind
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
The act of grinding something.
The loud grind of the old engine could be heard from far.
Often appears as...
- sound of the grind
- grind of the mill
verb
To learn or study intensively.
He's grinding for his final exams.
Often appears as...
- grind for exams
- grind for grades
Usage tips
Informal, Neutral, Positive
verb
To perform a dance characterized by sensuous gyrating movements.
They loved to grind at the club.
Often appears as...
- grind at the club
- slow grind
Usage tips
Informal, Neutral
Definition 1 of 7
Pro Tip 1/2Culinary context
Often used for culinary processes like creating spices or making coffee.
Can you grind the pepper for this recipe?
Pro Tip 2/2Physical process
Involves crushing with force, often using specific tools or machines.
Use the mortar to grind the herbs finely.
Pro Tip 1/2Culinary context
Often used for culinary processes like creating spices or making coffee.
Can you grind the pepper for this recipe?
Pro Tip 2/2Physical process
Involves crushing with force, often using specific tools or machines.
Use the mortar to grind the herbs finely.
Pro Tip 1/2Culinary context
Often used for culinary processes like creating spices or making coffee.
Can you grind the pepper for this recipe?
Pro Tip 2/2Physical process
Involves crushing with force, often using specific tools or machines.
Use the mortar to grind the herbs finely.
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Got seeds? Just add...
seeing how rebuilding human civilization absolutely depends on it? Well, you'd probably think the last thing you should do with these crucially important seeds is something like poking holes in them, or grinding them with sandpaper, or throwing them in acid or hot water. But, in fact, all of these are methods
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Gordon Makes Smoked Fish...
Oh no, I've been doing it all my life, bud. Gotcha My one eye can see better than you. That one eye is a powerful eye, man. I'm telling you very powerful. GORDON Fish filleted. Not bad for a troll. GORDON It's time to start seeing how the sausage is made. Now, we just gotta grind her.
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How did teeth evolve? -...
You may take them for granted, but your teeth are a marvel. They break up all your food over the course of your life, while being strong enough to withstand breakage themselves. And they’re formed using only the raw materials from the food they grind down in the first place.
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Earthquake Destruction PIPE...
usually occur along the boundaries of the thin plates that cover the earth like an eggshell driven by the heat deep within the Earth's core the plates grind against each other on long lines called faults when the plates find their motion blocked stress builds up finally the
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How coffee got quicker PIPE...
packaging and selling pre-roasted beans. And in a moment of vision, he takes the process one step farther making his mill the world's first to grind the already roasted beans on a large scale, then pack them conveniently into small, consumer-friendly tins.
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Why domestic violence...
pulled the key out of the car ignition as I drove down the highway, poured coffee grinds on my head as I dressed for a job interview, I never once thought of myself as a battered wife. Instead, I was a very strong woman in love with a deeply troubled man,
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Is the world getting...
As the spiral of recursive improvement gathers momentum, we eke out victories against the forces that grind us down, not least the darker parts of our own nature. We penetrate the mysteries of the cosmos, including life and mind.
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The big-beaked,...
which can scrape and grind rock, allowing them to consume every bit of seaweed covering a stony surface. This helps parrotfish reach seaweed other fish can’t consume, while simultaneously clearing out open space for new corals
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How to rebuild the world...
these are clearly ways of harnessing natural energy sources to save the labour of our own muscles and the most important part is a pair of cylindrical slabs the mill stones which turn over each other and grind that grain into
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Manatees Have Bad Breath...
but what were those vegetarian ancestors no one really knows some characteristics link manatees to elephants in particular their teeth these like those of elephants are flat grinding molars as
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Got seeds? Just add...
seeing how rebuilding human civilization absolutely depends on it? Well, you'd probably think the last thing you should do with these crucially important seeds is something like poking holes in them, or grinding them with sandpaper, or throwing them in acid or hot water. But, in fact, all of these are methods
Video examples
Gordon Makes Smoked Fish...
Oh no, I've been doing it all my life, bud. Gotcha My one eye can see better than you. That one eye is a powerful eye, man. I'm telling you very powerful. GORDON Fish filleted. Not bad for a troll. GORDON It's time to start seeing how the sausage is made. Now, we just gotta grind her.
Video examples
How did teeth evolve? -...
You may take them for granted, but your teeth are a marvel. They break up all your food over the course of your life, while being strong enough to withstand breakage themselves. And they’re formed using only the raw materials from the food they grind down in the first place.
Video examples
Earthquake Destruction PIPE...
usually occur along the boundaries of the thin plates that cover the earth like an eggshell driven by the heat deep within the Earth's core the plates grind against each other on long lines called faults when the plates find their motion blocked stress builds up finally the
Video examples
How coffee got quicker PIPE...
packaging and selling pre-roasted beans. And in a moment of vision, he takes the process one step farther making his mill the world's first to grind the already roasted beans on a large scale, then pack them conveniently into small, consumer-friendly tins.
Video examples
Why domestic violence...
pulled the key out of the car ignition as I drove down the highway, poured coffee grinds on my head as I dressed for a job interview, I never once thought of myself as a battered wife. Instead, I was a very strong woman in love with a deeply troubled man,
Video examples
Is the world getting...
As the spiral of recursive improvement gathers momentum, we eke out victories against the forces that grind us down, not least the darker parts of our own nature. We penetrate the mysteries of the cosmos, including life and mind.
Video examples
The big-beaked,...
which can scrape and grind rock, allowing them to consume every bit of seaweed covering a stony surface. This helps parrotfish reach seaweed other fish can’t consume, while simultaneously clearing out open space for new corals
Video examples
How to rebuild the world...
these are clearly ways of harnessing natural energy sources to save the labour of our own muscles and the most important part is a pair of cylindrical slabs the mill stones which turn over each other and grind that grain into
Video examples
Manatees Have Bad Breath...
but what were those vegetarian ancestors no one really knows some characteristics link manatees to elephants in particular their teeth these like those of elephants are flat grinding molars as
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Vikram Seth
Indian Novelist
The fact is that at different stages of your life, and under the influence of different inspirations, you write different things. The point is not necessarily to find your voice, which grinds out the same sort of thing again and again, but to find a vehicle for people who are far more important than the author: the characters.
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Warren Beatty
American Actor
I think I've been lucky enough not to have to do movie after movie after movie for financial reasons, so I've been able to live life and also make movies. I didn't have to grind them out. I could go long periods where I was living life rather than tripping over cables.
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Wade Barrett
English Actor
It is a grind lifestyle and it never ends until you get hurt and then you sit home rehabbing for three months or whatever it is until you get back straight on that train grinding again, which is how you make your money in the pro wrestling world.
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Pam Ferris
British Actress
Grief is a terrible, painful place. You can't grind away on grief in a solid way and say, 'I'm going to work on this until it's over' because it will be with you for the rest of your life, whatever you do. So, you deal with it and move on.
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Phil Murphy
American Politician
When you buy a company that's been on its butt you raise a lot of money, you instantly put new management in place, but that's the end of the glory for three to five years, grinding it out one day after the other.
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Emmanuel Sanders
American Athlete
If you take guys that love the grind of football and who are passionate about football, it should click regardless if they have the proper talent.
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Tyron Woodley
American Athlete
I think the elements to shock the world is either the ability to wrestle and grind somebody out or the ability to knock someone out.
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J. D. Martinez
American Athlete
Obviously, this is a job, it's a grind, but it's what you love to do. It's your passion.
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Gemma Collins
English Celebrity
The truth is, in day-to-day life, I'm just grinding like everyone else.
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Art Blakey
American Musician
What ever truth drops on it eventually grinds to a powder.
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Vikram Seth
Indian Novelist
The fact is that at different stages of your life, and under the influence of different inspirations, you write different things. The point is not necessarily to find your voice, which grinds out the same sort of thing again and again, but to find a vehicle for people who are far more important than the author: the characters.
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Warren Beatty
American Actor
I think I've been lucky enough not to have to do movie after movie after movie for financial reasons, so I've been able to live life and also make movies. I didn't have to grind them out. I could go long periods where I was living life rather than tripping over cables.
Quote examples
Wade Barrett
English Actor
It is a grind lifestyle and it never ends until you get hurt and then you sit home rehabbing for three months or whatever it is until you get back straight on that train grinding again, which is how you make your money in the pro wrestling world.
Quote examples
Pam Ferris
British Actress
Grief is a terrible, painful place. You can't grind away on grief in a solid way and say, 'I'm going to work on this until it's over' because it will be with you for the rest of your life, whatever you do. So, you deal with it and move on.
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Phil Murphy
American Politician
When you buy a company that's been on its butt you raise a lot of money, you instantly put new management in place, but that's the end of the glory for three to five years, grinding it out one day after the other.
Quote examples
Emmanuel Sanders
American Athlete
If you take guys that love the grind of football and who are passionate about football, it should click regardless if they have the proper talent.
Quote examples
Tyron Woodley
American Athlete
I think the elements to shock the world is either the ability to wrestle and grind somebody out or the ability to knock someone out.
Quote examples
J. D. Martinez
American Athlete
Obviously, this is a job, it's a grind, but it's what you love to do. It's your passion.
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Gemma Collins
English Celebrity
The truth is, in day-to-day life, I'm just grinding like everyone else.
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Art Blakey
American Musician
What ever truth drops on it eventually grinds to a powder.
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