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Origin of grind

First recorded before 950; Middle English grinden, Old English grindan; akin to Gothic grinda-, Latin frendere “to gnash the teeth; complain”

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How to use grind in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for grind

grind
/ (ɡraɪnd) /

verb grinds, grinding or ground
noun
See also grind in, grind on

Derived forms of grind

grindingly, adverb

Word Origin for grind

Old English grindan; related to Latin frendere, Lithuanian gréndu I rub, Low German grand sand
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Other Idioms and Phrases with grind

grind

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