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grindverb, nounBrE /ɡraɪnd/￼NAmE /ɡraɪnd/￼verb(ground, ground /BrE ￼ɡraʊnd; NAmE ￼ɡraʊnd/) food/flour/coffee1 [transitive] ~ sth (down/up)| ~ sth (to/into sth) to break or crush sth into very small pieces between two hard surfaces or using a special machine￼to grind coffee/corn￼ The animal has teeth that grind its food into a pulp.￼ see also ground adj.2 [transitive] ~ sth to produce sth such as flour by crushing￼The flour is ground using traditional methods.3 [transitive] ~ sth (NAmE) = mince make sharp/smooth4 [transitive] ~ sth to make sth sharp or smooth by rubbing it against a hard surface￼a special stone for grinding knives press into surface5 [transitive] to press or rub sth into a surface￼~ sth into sthHe ground his cigarette into the ashtray.￼~ sth in The dirt on her hands was ground in. rub together6 [intransitive, transitive] to rub together, or to make hard objects rub together, often producing an unpleasant noise￼~ (together)Parts of the machine were grinding together noisily.￼~ sth (together) She grinds her teeth when she is asleep.￼ He ground the gears on the car. machine7 [transitive] ~ sth to turn the handle of a machine that grinds sth￼to grind a pepper mill￼bring sth to a grinding ˈhaltto make sth gradually go slower until it stops completely￼Roadworks brought traffic to a grinding halt.grind to a ˈhalt| come to a grinding ˈhaltto go slower gradually and then stop completely￼Production ground to a halt during the strike.￼ Her career ground to a halt when the twins were born.￼ more at have an axe to grind at axe n.￼ˌgrind sb￼ˈdownto treat sb in a cruel unpleasant way over a long period of time, so that they become very unhappy￼Don't let them grind you down.￼ Years of oppression had ground the people down.ˌgrind ˈonto continue for a long time, when this is unpleasant￼The argument ground on for almost two years.ˌgrind sth￼ˈoutto produce sth in large quantities, often sth that is not good or interesting￼ churn out￼She grinds out romantic novels at the rate of five a year.noun boring activity1 [singular] (informal) an activity that is tiring or boring and takes a lot of time￼the daily grind of family life￼ It's a long grind to the top of that particular profession. of machines2 [singular] the unpleasant noise made by machines swot3 (US)(BrE swot)[countable] (informal) a person who spends too much time studying

Sth Ground Grind Grinding Hard Sth To Make Rub