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1 grind
1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.)2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.)3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.)2. noun(boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) drina- grinder- grinding
- grindstone
- grind down
- grind up
- keep someone's nose to the grindstone
- keep one's nose to the grindstone* * *• prechádza• driet na skúšku• drina• jazda na koni• brúsit• rozomliet• mliet -
2 gnash
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3 scrape
[skreip] 1. verb1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) odrieť2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) oškrabať3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) škrabať (si)4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) oškrieť sa5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) vyhrabať2. noun1) (an act or sound of scraping.) škrabanie, škrípanie2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) odrenina, škrabanec3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) nepríjemnosť, galiba•- scraper- scrape the bottom of the barrel
- scrape through
- scrape together/up* * *• vyškrabnutie• vyškrabat• vyškrabané holé miesta• zhánat• zaškrípat• zoškrabat• zoškrabovat• škrabot• škrabka• škrabanie• škriabnutie• škrabat• škripot• ušetrit• trenie• pretlct sa• prejst s námahou• drhnút• galiba (pren.)• drhnutie• bitka• ciarka• riadok• oškrabat• poškriabat• poklona• prebehnút• poklonkovat• lahko rozotriet• mekotat• malér• odierat• odriet• odrenina
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