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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Grind \Grind\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ground}; p. pr & vb n. {Grinding}.] [AS. grindan perh. akin to L. frendere to gnash, grind. Cf {Grist}.] 1. 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. Take the millstones, and grind meal. --Is. xivii. 2. 2. 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 3. To oppress by severe exactions; to harass. To grind the subject or defraud the prince. --Dryden. 4. To study hard for examination. [College Slang] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Grinding \Grind"ing\, a. & n. from Grind. {Grinding frame}, an English name for a cotton spinning machine. {Grinding mill}. a A mill for grinding grain. b A lapidary's lathe. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: grinding n 1: matter resulting from the process of grinding; "vegetable grindings clogged the drain" 2: a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears) 3: the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice [syn: {abrasion}, {attrition}, {detrition}]
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