noun a hard student; a dig.
2. grind ·vt to study hard for examination.
3. grind ·noun the act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
4. grind ·vt to oppress by severe exactions; to harass.
5. grind ·vi to become ground or pulverized by friction; as, this corn grinds well.
6. grind ·vi to perform the operation of grinding something; to turn the millstones.
7. grind ·vi to move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
8. grind ·noun any severe continuous work or occupation; ·esp., hard and uninteresting study.
9. grind ·vi to become polished or sharpened by friction; as, glass grinds smooth; steel grinds to a sharp edge.
10. grind ·vi to perform hard aud distasteful service; to drudge; to study hard, as for an examination.
11. grind ·vt 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.
12. grind ·vt 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.