Grinds — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

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"