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grinding(noun)

material resulting from the process of grinding

"vegetable grindings clogged the drain"

grinding(noun)

a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)

grinding, abrasion, attrition, detrition(noun)

the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

a harsh grating sound

the grind of ice in the blender sent the cat running from the room

a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits

don't be such a grind—go out with your friends and enjoy yourself

very hard or unpleasant work

yard work is a real grind

an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity

the daily grind of a 50-mile commute was getting old

to make smooth by friction

after they are ground and polished, these stones can be used for jewelry

to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound

everyone in the car winced when the driver ground the gears trying to shift into second

to make sharp or sharper

better grind down that ax before you even think about trying to cut down that tree

to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure

used the finest polishing paper he could to grind down the facets of the diamond before dusting it with a soft cloth

to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface

ground the rock against the stone wall

to reduce to fine particles

grind whole coffee beans if you want the freshest coffee

to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress

the workers are being ground down by the long work hours which leave them little time for anything else

to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort

after several years of aborted attempts, the band finally ground out a new album

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