grind

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Old English grindan, cognate with Dutch grind 'gravel, shingel'.

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[edit] Verb

grind (third-person singular simple present grinds, present participle grinding, simple past ground, past participle ground or archaic grounden)

  1. To make smaller by breaking with a device.
  2. To rotate the hips suggestively.
  3. (metalworking) To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
  4. (sports) To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
  5. (video games) To repeat a task in a MMORPG or role-playing video game in order to gain levels or items.
  6. (slang, Hawaii) To eat.
    Eh, brah, let's go grind.

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  • Often conjugated as a weak verb in sports parlance.

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[edit] Translations

to make smaller by breaking with a device
to rotate the hips suggestively
to remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface
to slide a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle
to repeat a task in role playing games
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[edit] Noun

grind (plural grinds)

  1. A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
    This bag contains espresso grind.
  2. A tedious task.
    This homework is a grind.
  3. A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.

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a specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans
a tedious task

[edit] Dutch

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[edit] Etymology 1

Germanic, presumably from a hypothetic Middle Dutch form grinde, cognate with Anglo-saxon grindan (hence to grind, see above)

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grind n.

  1. (geology) The materials gravel, shingle
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[edit] Etymology 2

Germanic, perhaps from the above root as a crusty rash

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grind n.

  1. (archaic) (pathology) The diseases scabies (human), mange (canine)
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[edit] Faroese

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Norse grind (“grind”)

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grind f.

  1. A framework
  2. A grille
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f2 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative grind grindin grindir grindirnar
Accusative grind grindina grindir grindirnar
Dative grind grindini grindum grindunum
Genitive grindar grindarinnar grinda grindanna

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The term is a Faroese invention. A school of pilot whales reminds of a framework (see grind above) in the sea, by swimming very close to each other. The Faroese term was loaned in many other languages; compare German Grindwal, Danish grindehval or Dutch griend. More likely the word is related to the English word ground and refers to the whales frequently being grounded or easily driven onto ground.

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grind f.

  1. A school of grindahvalur (pilot whales)
  2. The tvøst (meat) and spik (blubber) of the pilot whales
  3. The act of pilot whaling, grindadráp
  4. (figuratively) An unexpected meal
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f2 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative grind grindin grindir grindirnar
Accusative grind grindina grindir grindirnar
Dative grind grindini grindum grindunum
Genitive grindar grindarinnar grinda grindanna

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grind f. (genitive singular grindar, plural grindur)

  1. lattice, grid, grille
  2. framework
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declension of grind
f-s3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grind grindin grindur grindurnar
accusative grind grindina grindur grindurnar
dative grind grindinni grindum grindunum
genitive grindar grindarinnar grinda grindanna

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grind f.

  1. pilot whale
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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse grind

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grind m. or f. (definite singular grinda/grinden; indefinite plural grinder; definite plural grindene)(Bokmål)
grind f. (definite singular grinda [grindi]; indefinite plural grinder; definite plural grindene)(Nynorsk)

  1. A hinged gate across road or path where it is intersected by a fence.
  2. A framework
  3. A grille

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[edit] References

  • “grind” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
  • “grind” in The Ordnett Dictionary

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grind c.

  1. A gate; door-like structure outside a building
  2. (computing) A gate, logical pathway

[edit] Declension

Declension of grind
singular plural
Common indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grind grinden grindar grindarna
genitive grinds grindens grindars grindarnas
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