Definition of grind

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Grind (v. t.) 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..

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Slip :: Slip (n.) Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
Winch :: Winch (n.) A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc..
Abradant :: Abradant (n.) A material used for grinding, as emery, sand, powdered glass, etc..
Bruiser :: Bruiser (n.) A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of telescopes.
Crush :: Crush (v. t.) To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute; as, to crush quartz..
Tarweed :: Tarweed (n.) A name given to several resinous-glandular composite plants of California, esp. to the species of Grindelia, Hemizonia, and Madia..
Point :: Point (n.) To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral..
Basin :: Basin (n.) A hollow vessel, of various forms and materials, used in the arts or manufactures, as that used by glass grinders for forming concave glasses, by hatters for molding a hat into shape, etc..
Toll :: Toll (n.) A portion of grain taken by a miller as a compensation for grinding.
Rag :: Rag (v. t.) To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone..
Grindstone :: Grindstone (n.) A flat, circular stone, revolving on an axle, for grinding or sharpening tools, or shaping or smoothing objects..
Runner :: Runner (n.) A movable slab or rubber used in grinding or polishing a surface of stone.
Triturate :: Triturate (v. t.) To rub, grind, bruise, or thrash..
Grind :: Grind (v. i.) To perform the operation of grinding something; to turn the millstones.
Pothole :: Pothole (n.) A circular hole formed in the rocky beds of rivers by the grinding action of stones or gravel whirled round by the water in what was at first a natural depression of the rock.
Powder :: Powder (n.) The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust..
Spindle :: Spindle (n.) The vertical rod on which the runner of a grinding mill turns.
Grind :: Grind (v. i.) To become ground or pulverized by friction; as, this corn grinds well..
Grind :: Grind (v. t.) To study hard for examination.
Contrition :: Contrition (n.) The act of grinding or ribbing to powder; attrition; friction; rubbing.
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