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1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.) moer2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.) ranger3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.) esmagar2. noun(boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) maçada- grinder- grinding
- grindstone
- grind down
- grind up
- keep someone's nose to the grindstone
- keep one's nose to the grindstone* * *grind1[graind] n ação de moer, de afiar, de triturar. • vt (ps, pp ground) 1 moer, triturar, deixar-se moer, ser moído. 2 amolar, afiar, desgastar. 3 ranger, rilhar. 4 virar uma manivela. 5 fig oprimir, judiar. 6 Amer enfadar, zangar. he ground it up ele triturou-o. he ground out the note ele espremeu o som. to grind a hand organ tocar realejo. to grind down to powder reduzir a pó. to grind the teeth ranger os dentes. to grind to (into) pieces reduzir a pedaços.————————grind2[graind] n sl 1 estudante caxias (extremamente aplicado), considerado chato e anti-social. 2 curso ferroso (difícil). 3 professor ferroso (exigente). • vi rachar: estudar muito, por um longo período de tempo.
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