grind
/ˈɡɹaɪnd/ verb C1- To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
- To shape with the force of friction. · grind a lens; grind an axe
- To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
- To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction. · This corn grinds well.· Steel grinds to a sharp edge.
- To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
- To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
- To oppress, hold down or weaken.
- To rotate the hips erotically.
Plural grind · He/she/it grinds · Past ground · Past participle ground · -ing form grinding
Verb forms
- Base form
- grind
- He/she/it
- grinds
- Past
- ground
- Past participle
- ground
- -ing form
- grinding
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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A MISER sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and went to look at daily.
The other, seeing that he must be attacked, fell flat on the ground, and when the Bear came up and felt him with his snout, and smelt him all over, he held his breath, and feigned the appearance of death as much as he could.
Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders.
The Witch of the North seemed to think for a time, with her head bowed and her eyes upon the ground.
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