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[grahynd] /graɪnd/
verb (used with object), ground or (Rare) grinded; 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.
verb (used without object), ground or (Rare) grinded; grinding.
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).
noun
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).
Verb phrases
21.
grind out,
  1. to produce in a routine or mechanical way:
    to grind out magazine stories.
  2. to extinguish by rubbing the lighted end against a hard surface:
    to grind out a cigarette.
Origin of grind
Middle English
Old English
950
before 950; Middle English grinden, Old English grindan; akin to Gothic grinda-, Latin frendere
Related forms
grindable, adjective
grindability, noun
grindingly, adverb
regrind, verb, reground, regrinding.
ungrindable, adjective
Synonyms
2. crush, powder, comminute, pound. 3. persecute, plague, afflict, trouble. 4. abrade.
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Examples from the Web for reground
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  • If any difference of thickness is observed as the gauge moves round the edge, one or other of the surfaces must be reground.

    On Laboratory Arts Richard Threlfall

  • Should tools be seriously blunted or broken they must be reground.

    Wood-Carving George Jack

  • The chisel must then be reground and a new bevel made on the oil-stone.

    Woodworking for Beginners Charles Gardner Wheeler

  • They were frequently fed with bread made from old, worm-eaten ship biscuits, reground into meal and offensive to the smell.

    American Prisoners of the Revolution Danske Dandridge

  • They were going to cut across the fields to the village and leave their skates to be reground for the morrows contests.

    For the Honor of the School Ralph Henry Barbour
British Dictionary definitions for reground

grind

/ɡraɪnd/
verb grinds, grinding, ground
1.
to reduce or be reduced to small particles by pounding or abrading: to grind corn, to grind flour
2.
(transitive) to smooth, sharpen, or polish by friction or abrasion: to grind a knife
3.
to scrape or grate together (two things, esp the teeth) with a harsh rasping sound or (of such objects) to be scraped together
4.
(transitive) foll by out. to speak or say (something) in a rough voice
5.
(transitive) often foll by down. to hold down; oppress; tyrannize
6.
(transitive) to operate (a machine) by turning a handle
7.
(transitive) foll by out. to produce in a routine or uninspired manner: he ground out his weekly article for the paper
8.
(transitive) foll by out. to continue to play in a dull or insipid manner: the band only ground out old tunes all evening
9.
(transitive) often foll by into. to instil (facts, information, etc) by persistent effort: they ground into the recruits the need for vigilance
10.
(intransitive) (informal) to study or work laboriously
11.
(intransitive) (mainly US) to dance erotically by rotating the pelvis (esp in the phrase bump and grind)
noun
12.
(informal) laborious or routine work or study
13.
(slang, mainly US) a person, esp a student, who works excessively hard
14.
a specific grade of pulverization, as of coffee beans: coarse grind
15.
(Brit, slang) the act of sexual intercourse
16.
(mainly US) a dance movement involving an erotic rotation of the pelvis
17.
the act or sound of grinding
See also grind in, grind on
Derived Forms
grindingly, adverb
Word Origin
Old English grindan; related to Latin frendere, Lithuanian gréndu I rub, Low German grand sand
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Word Origin and History for reground

grind

v.

Old English grindan "to rub together, grate, scrape," forgrindan "destroy by crushing" (class III strong verb; past tense grand, past participle grunden), from Proto-Germanic *grindanan (cf. Dutch grenden), related to ground, from PIE *ghrendh- "to grind" (cf. Latin frendere "to gnash the teeth," Greek khondros "corn, grain," Lithuanian grendu "to scrape, scratch"). Meaning "to make smooth or sharp by friction" is from c.1300. Most other Germanic languages use a verb cognate with Latin molere (cf. Dutch malen, Old Norse mala, German mahlen).

n.

late 12c., "gnashing the teeth," from grind (v.). The sense "steady, hard work" first recorded 1851 in college student slang (but cf. gerund-grinder, 1710); the meaning "hard-working student" is American English slang from 1864.

grind

n.

late 12c., "gnashing the teeth," from grind (v.). The sense "steady, hard work" first recorded 1851 in college student slang (but cf. gerund-grinder, 1710); the meaning "hard-working student" is American English slang from 1864.

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Slang definitions & phrases for reground

grind

noun

  1. : to wow the audience with her bumps and grinds (1940s+)
  2. : No one except a few notorious grinds studied that night (1864+ Students)
  3. : They heard the hawker go into his grind
  4. A hawker or barker (1925+ Circus)
  5. Any obnoxious or annoying person; jerk, a PAIN IN THE ASS, pill: The prof's a tedious old grind (1890+)
  6. Any very difficult and trying task, esp one that lasts a long time and is slowly and painfully done: Writing dictionaries is indeed a grind (1852+)

verb

  1. To rotate one's pelvis in the sex act or in imitation of the sex act •Nearly always in combination with bump: the strippers bumping and grinding away (1940s+)
  2. To study diligently: Five days to grind and two days to be social, the way it was at Yale (1864+ Students)
  3. To attract and address a crowd at a show or concession; spiel (1925+ Circus)

Related Terms

bump and grind, if you can't find 'em

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Idioms and Phrases with reground

grind

In addition to the idiom beginning with
grind
also see:
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