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• grind one's teeth — grate one s teeth together, gnash one s teeth …   English contemporary dictionary

• set one's teeth — grind one s teeth, refuse to listen …   English contemporary dictionary

• grind — [grīnd] vt. ground, grinding [ME grinden < OE grindan < IE * ghrendh < base * ghren , to rub away, pulverize > GROUND1] 1. a) to crush into bits or fine particles between two hard surfaces; pulverize b) to chop into small pieces or… …   English World dictionary

• grind — [c]/graɪnd / (say gruynd) verb (ground or, Rare, grinded, grinding) –verb (t) 1. to wear, smooth, or sharpen by friction; whet: to grind a lens; to grind an axe. 2. to reduce to fine particles as by pounding or crushing; bray, triturate, or… …  

• grind — grindable, adj. grindability, n. grindingly, adv. /gruynd/, v., ground or (Rare) grinded; grinding; n. v.t. 1. to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens. 2. to reduce to fine particles, as by pounding or crushing; …   Universalium

• grind — [[t]graɪnd[/t]] v. ground, grind•ing, n. 1) to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens[/ex] 2) to reduce to fine particles, as by pounding or crushing; pulverize 3) to oppress, torment, or crush: ground by… …   From formal English to slang

• grind — v. & n. v. (past and past part. ground) 1 a tr. reduce to small particles or powder by crushing esp. by passing through a mill. b intr. (of a mill, machine, etc.) move with a crushing action. 2 a tr. reduce, sharpen, or smooth by friction. b tr.… …   Useful english dictionary

• grind — v 1. whet, mill, kibble, stone, sand, sandpaper, pumice; grate, file, rasp, scrape, gride; smooth, polish, burnish, buff. 2. crush, bray, pound, beat, mash, smash, Sl. smush; pulverize, mortar, comminute, triturate, levigate, powder, granulate,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• grind — I. verb (ground; grinding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grindan; akin to Latin frendere to crush, grind Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to reduce to powder or small fragments by friction (as in a mill or with the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Grind (disambiguation) — The grind of a sharp edge is its shape in cross section, including the curvature of the two surfaces that make the edge and the angle between them.Grind may also mean:* Grind (1997 film), starring Billy Crudup. * Grind (2003 film), a film about… …   Wikipedia