transcription, транскрипция: [ graɪnd ]
( grinds, grinding, ground)
1.
If you grind a substance such as corn, you crush it between two hard surfaces or with a machine until it becomes a fine powder.
Store the peppercorns in an airtight container and grind the pepper as you need it.
...the odor of fresh ground coffee.
VERB : V n , V-ed
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Grind up means the same as grind .
He makes his own paint, grinding up the pigment with a little oil.
PHRASAL VERB : V P n (not pron) , also V n P
2.
If you grind something into a surface, you press and rub it hard into the surface using small circular or sideways movements.
‘Well,’ I said, grinding my cigarette nervously into the granite step.
VERB : V n prep
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If you grind your teeth , you rub your upper and lower teeth together as though you are chewing something.
If you know you’re grinding your teeth, particularly at night, see your dentist.
PHRASE : V inflects , V n
3.
If you grind something, you make it smooth or sharp by rubbing it against a hard surface.
...a shop where they grind knives...
The tip can be ground to a much sharper edge to cut smoother and faster.
VERB : V n , be V-ed to n
4.
If a vehicle grinds somewhere, it moves there very slowly and noisily.
Tanks had crossed the border at five fifteen and were grinding south.
VERB : V adv / prep
5.
The grind of a machine is the harsh, scraping noise that it makes, usually because it is old or is working too hard.
The grind of heavy machines could get on their nerves.
N-SING : oft N of n
6.
If you refer to routine tasks or activities as the grind , you mean they are boring and take up a lot of time and effort. ( INFORMAL )
The daily grind of government is done by Her Majesty’s Civil Service...
N-SING : oft adj N [ disapproval ]
7.
see also grinding
8.
If a country’s economy or something such as a process grinds to a halt , it gradually becomes slower or less active until it stops.
The peace process has ground to a halt while Israel struggles to form a new government.
PHRASE : V inflects
9.
If a vehicle grinds to a halt , it stops slowly and noisily.
The tanks ground to a halt after a hundred yards because the fuel had been siphoned out.
PHRASE : V inflects
10.
to have an axe to grind: see axe
to come to a grinding halt: see grinding