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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.) smags/vienmuļš darbs- grinder- grinding
- grindstone
- grind down
- grind up
- keep someone's nose to the grindstone
- keep one's nose to the grindstone* * *malums; vienmuļš darbs, smags; zubrītājs; mīlēšanās; dibena grozīšana; malt; samalt; saberzt, trīt, asināt; slīpēt; griezt leijerkasti, griezt rokturi; cītīgi strādāt; zubrīt; mīlēties; grozīt dibenu
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