ALL meanings of grind
grind
G g - noun grind Reduce (something) to small particles or powder by crushing it. 1
- noun Definition of grind in Technology 1. (MIT and Berkeley) To prettify hardcopy of code, especially LISP code, by reindenting lines, printing keywords and comments in distinct fonts (if available), etc. This usage was associated with the MacLISP community and is now rare; prettyprint was and is the generic term for such operations. 2. (Unix) To generate the formatted version of a document from the nroff, troff, TeX, or Scribe source. 3. To run seemingly interminably, especially (but not necessarily) if performing some tedious and inherently useless task. Similar to crunch or grovel. Grinding has a connotation of using a lot of CPU time, but it is possible to grind a disk, network, etc. See also hog. 4. To make the whole system slow. "Troff really grinds a PDP-11." 5. "grind grind" excl. Roughly, "Isn't the machine slow today!" 1
- noun Technical meaning of grind GRaphical INterpretive Display. A graphics input language for the PDP-9. 1
- verb with object grind to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens. 1
- verb with object grind to reduce to fine particles, as by pounding or crushing; bray, triturate, or pulverize. 1
- verb with object grind to oppress, torment, or crush: to grind the poor. 1
- verb with object grind to rub harshly or gratingly; grate together; grit: to grind one's teeth. 1
- verb with object grind to operate by turning a crank: to grind a hand organ. 1
- verb with object grind to produce by crushing or abrasion: to grind flour. 1
- verb with object grind Slang. to annoy; irritate; irk: It really grinds me when he's late. 1
- verb without object grind to perform the operation of reducing to fine particles. 1
- verb without object grind to rub harshly; grate. 1
- verb without object grind to be or become ground. 1
- verb without object grind to be polished or sharpened by friction. 1
- verb without object grind Informal. to work or study laboriously (often followed by away): He was grinding away at his algebra. 1
- verb without object grind Digital Technology. (in a video game) to perform a monotonous task repeatedly in order to advance a character to a higher level or rank: You have to grind for hours before you can embark on the main story mission. 1
- verb without object grind Slang. (in a dance) to rotate the hips in a suggestive manner. Compare bump (def 12). 1
- noun grind the act of grinding. 1
- noun grind a grinding sound. 1
- noun grind a grade of particle fineness into which a substance is ground: The coffee is available in various grinds for different coffee makers. 1
- noun grind laborious, usually uninteresting work: Copying all the footnotes was a grind. 1
- noun grind Informal. an excessively diligent student. 1
- noun grind Slang. a dance movement in which the hips are rotated in a suggestive or erotic manner. Compare bump (def 12). 1
- transitive verb grind wear by abrasion 1
- transitive verb grind pulverize 1
- intransitive verb grind rub together harshly 1
- transitive verb grind meat: turn to mince 1
- noun grind monotonous work, routine 1
- transitive verb grind turn a crank to operate 1
- noun grind grain size of coffee 1
- intransitive verb grind dance 1
- transitive verb grind shape by friction 1
- transitive verb grind knife, blade: sharpen 1
- noun grind The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction. 0
- noun grind Something that has been reduced to powder, something that has been ground. 0
- noun grind A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans. 0
- verb grind If you grind a substance such as corn, you crush it between two hard surfaces or with a machine until it becomes a fine powder. 0
- noun grind A tedious task. 0
- verb grind Grind up means the same as grind. 0
- noun grind A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard. 0
- verb grind If you grind something into a surface, you press and rub it hard into the surface using small circular or sideways movements. 0
- noun grind (Slang) (archaic) One who studies hard; a swot. 0
- verb grind If you grind something, you make it smooth or sharp by rubbing it against a hard surface. 0
- noun grind Grindcore (subgenre of heavy metal). 0
- verb grind If a vehicle grinds somewhere, it moves there very slowly and noisily. 0
- noun grind The traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands. 0
- singular noun grind The grind of a machine is the harsh, scraping noise that it makes, usually because it is old or is working too hard. 0
- verb grind To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion. 0
- singular noun grind If you refer to routine tasks or activities as the grind, you mean they are boring and take up a lot of time and effort. 0
- verb grind To shape with the force of friction. 0