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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Take the millstones, and grind meal.  --Is. xivii.
                                                    2.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To oppress by severe exactions; to harass.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To grind the subject or defraud the prince.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To study hard for examination; -- commonly used with away;
        as, to grind away at one's studies. [College Slang]
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Grinding \Grind"ing\, a. & n.
     from Grind.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Grinding frame, an English name for a cotton spinning
        machine.
  
     Grinding mill.
     (a) A mill for grinding grain.
     (b) A lapidary's lathe.
         [1913 Webster]

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) 2.0 : [ 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]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  grinding
     a.
     1 Of or pertaining to the act or sound of grinding.
     2 relentlessly taxing; burdensome; exacting to the point of
  exhaustion.
     3 (lb en obsolete) crushing; oppressive; overwhelming.
     n.
     1 The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles.
     2 (lb en dance) A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies
  together.
     3 (lb en RPG gaming) Repeatedly performing the same quest or similar
  in-game activity in order to amass points or wealth.
     vb.
     (present participle of en grind nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  grinding
     a.
     1 Of or pertaining to the act or sound of grinding.
     2 relentlessly taxing; burdensome; exacting to the point of
  exhaustion.
     3 (lb en obsolete) crushing; oppressive; overwhelming.
     n.
     1 The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles.
     2 (lb en dance) A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies
  together.
     3 (lb en RPG gaming) Repeatedly performing the same quest or similar
  in-game activity in order to amass points or wealth.
     vb.
     (present participle of en grind nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  grinding
     a.
     1 Of or pertaining to the act or sound of grinding.
     2 relentlessly taxing; burdensome; exacting to the point of
  exhaustion.
     3 (lb en obsolete) crushing; oppressive; overwhelming.
     n.
     1 The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles.
     2 (lb en dance) A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies
  together.
     3 (lb en RPG gaming) Repeatedly performing the same quest or similar
  in-game activity in order to amass points or wealth.
     vb.
     (present participle of en grind nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  grinding
     a.
     1 Of or pertaining to the act or sound of grinding.
     2 relentlessly taxing; burdensome; exacting to the point of
  exhaustion.
     3 (lb en obsolete) crushing; oppressive; overwhelming.
     n.
     1 The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles.
     2 (lb en dance) A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies
  together.
     3 (lb en RPG gaming) Repeatedly performing the same quest or similar
  in-game activity in order to amass points or wealth.
     vb.
     (present participle of en grind nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  grinding
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm g rind ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  grinding
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en grind ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb grind)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Grinding /ɡɹˈaɪndɪŋ/
  الطحن