grind
🇺🇸
/ɡraɪnd/
🇬🇧
/ɡraɪnd/
verb
C1
to crush something into small pieces
The machine grinds coffee beans into powder.
R
to make flour by crushing grain
They grind wheat to make flour.
R
to cut meat into very small pieces
The butcher will grind the meat for hamburgers.
R
to make something sharp by rubbing
He uses a stone to grind his knife.
R
to press something into a surface
She ground her heel into the dirt.
R
to rub together making noise
The gears grind when shifting.
R
to turn a handle to crush something
You need to grind the pepper mill to get pepper.
noun
R
hard, boring work
Studying for exams is a real grind.
R
loud noise from machines
The grind of the engine woke me up.
R
a person who studies too much
He's such a grind, always in the library.
translation
to crush something into small pieces; to make flour by crushing grain; to cut meat into very small pieces; to make something sharp by rubbing; to press something into a surface; to rub together making noise; to turn a handle to crush something
hard, boring work; loud noise from machines; a person who studies too much
Word Forms
Past
ground
Perfect
ground
3rd Present
grinds
Progressive
grinding
Plural
grinds