grind
grind is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 11 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.2. 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.
- 2.To oppress by severe exactions; to harass. To grind the subject or defraud the prince. Dryden.
- 3.To study hard for examination. [College Slang]
- 4.To perform the operation of grinding something; to turn the millstones. Send thee Into the common prison, there to grind. Milton.
- 5.To become ground or pulverized by friction; as, this corn grinds well.
- 6.To become polished or sharpened by friction; as, glass grinds smooth; steel grinds to a sharp edge.
- 7.To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
- 8.To perform hard aud distasteful service; to drudge; to study hard, as for an examination. Farrar.
- 9.The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
- 10.Any severe continuous work or occupation; esp., hard and uninteresting study. [Colloq.] T. Hughes.
- 11.A hard student; a dig. [College Slang]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abrasion
- affriction
- anointment
- arrosion
- attrite
- attrition
- confrication
- contrition
- curry
- detrition
- down
- edge
- elbow
- file
- fray
- frication
- friction
- glycerine
- gnaw
- graze
- grease
- lather
- limature
- lubricate
- lubrication
- lubricitate
- lubricous
- lubrification
- massage
- oil
- out
- polish
- powder
- rasp
- reduce
- rolling
- rosin
- roughness
- rub
- rubbing
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is grind.
- What is 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 called?
- What is to oppress by severe exactions; to harass. To grind the subject or defraud the prince. Dryden called?
- What is to study hard for examination. [College Slang] called?
- What is to perform the operation of grinding something; to turn the millstones. Send thee Into the common prison, there to grind. Milton called?
- What is to become ground or pulverized by friction; as, this corn grinds well called?
- What is to become polished or sharpened by friction; as, glass grinds smooth; steel grinds to a sharp edge called?
- What is to move with much difficulty or friction; to grate called?
- What is to perform hard aud distasteful service; to drudge; to study hard, as for an examination. Farrar called?
- What is the act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction called?
- What is any severe continuous work or occupation; esp., hard and uninteresting study. [Colloq.] T. Hughes called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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