grind
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old English grindan, cognate with Dutch grind 'gravel, shingel'.
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
grind (third-person singular simple present grinds, present participle grinding, simple past and past participle ground)
- To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
- To shape with the force of friction.
- grind a lens
- grind an axe
- (metalworking) To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
- (sports) To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
- To oppress, hold down or weaken.
- (slang) To rotate the hips erotically.
- (slang) To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, sometimes pressed against each other.
- (video games) To repeat a task in order to gain levels or items.
- To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank.
- To instill through repetitive teaching.
- Grinding lessons into students' heads does not motivate them to learn.
- (slang, Hawaii) To eat.
- Eh, brah, let's go grind.
- (slang) To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.
Usage notes [edit]
- In the sports and video game senses, the past participle and past tense form grinded is often used instead of the irregular form ground.
- Historically, there also existed a past participle form grounden, but it is now archaic or obsolete.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
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Noun [edit]
grind (plural grinds)
- The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
- A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
- This bag contains espresso grind.
- A tedious task.
- This homework is a grind.
- A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.
- (archaic, slang) One who studies hard; a swot.
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Albanian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *ger- 'to scream'. Compare Middle Irish grith, Welsh gryd (“scream”), Old English grǣdan (“call, shout, cry”), Lithuanian gùrti (“shrill, shriek, scream”), Middle Dutsch krīten (“cry, howl”). Alternatively a present participle formation from grij.
Verb [edit]
grind (first-person singular past tense grinda, participle grindur)
Related terms [edit]
Dutch [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
Germanic, presumably from a hypothetic Middle Dutch form grinde, cognate with Anglo-saxon grindan (hence to grind, see above)
Alternative forms [edit]
Noun [edit]
grind n (uncountable)
Derived terms [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
Germanic, perhaps from the above root as a crusty rash
Alternative forms [edit]
Noun [edit]
grind n (uncountable)
Synonyms [edit]
- schurft m and f
Derived terms [edit]
- grindig (adjective)
Anagrams [edit]
Faroese [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Old Norse grind (“grind”)
Noun [edit]
grind f (genitive singular grindar, plural grindir)
Declension [edit]
| 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 |
Etymology 2 [edit]
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.
Noun [edit]
grind f (genitive singular grindar, plural grindir)
- A school of grindahvalur (pilot whales)
- The tvøst (meat) and spik (blubber) of the pilot whales
- The act of pilot whaling, grindadráp
- (figuratively) An unexpected meal
Declension [edit]
| 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 |
Icelandic [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
Noun [edit]
grind f (genitive singular grindar, plural grindur)
Declension [edit]
| 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 |
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Faroese grind.
Noun [edit]
grind f
Synonyms [edit]
- (pilot whale): grindahvalur, marsvín
Anagrams [edit]
Norwegian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Norse grind
Noun [edit]
grind f, m (definite singular grinda/grinden; indefinite plural grinder; definite plural grindene)(Bokmål)
grind f (definite singular grinda; indefinite plural grinder; definite plural grindene)(Nynorsk)
Derived terms [edit]
- beingrind
- grindgjerde
- grindhval
- grindsag
- grindstolpe
- grindverk
- grindveving
- grindåpner
- husgrind
- lekegrind
- takgrind
References [edit]
- “grind” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
- “grind” in The Ordnett Dictionary
Swedish [edit]
Noun [edit]
grind c
Declension [edit]
- English terms derived from Old English
- English verbs
- en:Sports
- English slang
- en:Video games
- Hawaiian English
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English archaic terms
- English irregular verbs
- en:Coffee
- Albanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Albanian verbs
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch uncountable nouns
- nl:Geology
- nl:Pathology
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese feminine nouns
- Faroese nouns
- fo:Foods
- Icelandic feminine nouns
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic terms derived from Faroese
- Norwegian terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Swedish nouns
- sv:Computing
