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Grind (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ground (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Grinding.] [AS. grindan; perh. akin to L. frendere to gnash, grind. Cf. Grist.]
1. To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the action of millstones.
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Take the millstones, and grind meal. Is. xivii. 2.
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2. To wear down, polish, or sharpen, by friction; to make smooth, sharp, or pointed; to whet, as a knife or drill; to rub against one another, as teeth, etc.
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3. To oppress by severe exactions; to harass.
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To grind the subject or defraud the prince. Dryden.
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4. To study hard for examination; -- commonly used with away; as, “to grind away at one's studies”. [College Slang]
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Grind (?), v. i.
1. To perform the operation of grinding something; to turn the millstones.
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Send thee
Into the common prison, there to grind. Milton.
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2. To become ground or pulverized by friction; as, “this corn grinds well”.
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3. To become polished or sharpened by friction; as, “glass grinds smooth; steel grinds to a sharp edge.”
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4. To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
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5. To perform hard and distasteful service; to drudge; to study hard, as for an examination. Farrar.
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Grind, n.
1. The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
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2. Any severe continuous work or occupation; esp., hard and uninteresting study. [Colloq.] T. Hughes.
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3. A student that studies hard; a dig; a wonk. [College Slang]
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