grind

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See also: Grind and grínd

English

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Etymology 1

From Middle English grinden, from Old English grindan, (cognate with Dutch grinden (obsolete, "to grind") grind (“gravel, shingle”), from Proto-Germanic *grindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrendʰ- (“crushing”). Compare Saterland Frisian griene (“to grind; mill”), Albanian grind (“to brawl, fight”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɹaɪnd/,
    Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪnd

Verb

grind (third-person singular simple present grinds, present participle grinding, simple past and past participle ground or grinded) (see usage notes below)

  1. (transitive) To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
  2. (transitive) To shape with the force of friction.
    grind a lens; grind an axe
  3. (metalworking) To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
  4. (intransitive) To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.
    This corn grinds well.
    Steel grinds to a sharp edge.
  5. To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
  6. (sports, intransitive) To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
  7. (transitive) To oppress, hold down or weaken.
  8. (slang, intransitive) To rotate the hips erotically.
  9. (slang) To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other.
  10. (video games, intransitive) To repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.
    • 2015 February 14, Steven Strom, “Evolve Review: Middle of the food chain”, in Ars Technica‎[1]:
      To extend the variety past that, you'll need to unlock new units in each class, meaning you have to grind through the rather lengthy process of using every one of your class’ weapons and skills significantly across several matches.
  11. (transitive) To operate by turning a crank.
    to grind an organ
  12. To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank.
  13. (computing, dated) To automatically format and indent code.
  14. To instill through repetitive teaching.
    Grinding lessons into students' heads does not motivate them to learn.
  15. (slang, Hawaii) To eat.
    Eh, brah, let's go grind.
  16. (intransitive, slang) To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Farrar to this entry?)
  17. (transitive, slang) To annoy or irritate (a person); to grind one's gears.
    • 2003, Steven Wunderink, Minding Your Spiritual Business: Life Stories with Life Sense, page 139:
      I need to pontificate on something that really grinds me. So here goes. I am sick and tired of lazy thinkers using the defense of “legislated morality.”
Usage notes
  • 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.
  • When used to denote sexually suggestive dancing between two partners, the past participle and past tense form grinded is almost always used.
Conjugation
Strong conjugation
Conjugation of grind
infinitive (to) grind
present tense past tense
1st-person singular grind grinded
2nd-person singular
3rd-person singular grinds
plural grind
subjunctive grind grinded
imperative grind —
participles grinding grinded
Weak conjugation
Conjugation of grind
infinitive (to) grind
present tense past tense
1st-person singular grind grinded
2nd-person singular
3rd-person singular grinds
plural grind
subjunctive grind grinded
imperative grind —
participles grinding grinded
Derived terms
Translations
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Noun

grind (countable and uncountable, plural grinds)

  1. The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
  2. Something that has been reduced to powder, something that has been ground.
  3. A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
    This bag contains espresso grind.
  4. A tedious and laborious task.
    Synonym: chore
    This homework is a grind.
  5. A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.
  6. (archaic, slang) One who studies hard; a swot.
    • 1911, Sunset (volume 27, page 440)
      […] I suppose I don't know much about books, compared with you—”
      “Oh, I was never much of a grind,” the other cut in hastily.
  7. (uncountable) Grindcore (subgenre of heavy metal)
  8. (slang) hustle (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Translations

Etymology 2

From Faroese grind (“pilot-whale meat”).

Pronunciation

Noun

grind (plural grinds)

  1. A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.
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Albanian

Etymology

Possibly a nasal variant of gërdhij, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrendʰ- (compare English grind, Lithuanian gréndžiu (“to scrape, scratch”).

Verb

grind (aorist grinda, participle grindur)

  1. to brawl, to fight, to wrangle over

Dutch

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch grint, grinde, from Old Dutch *grinda, from Proto-Germanic *grindō (“sand, pebbles”).

Alternative forms

Noun

grind n (uncountable)

  1. (geology) The materials gravel, shingle or pebbles.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: grint

Etymology 2

Germanic, perhaps from the above root as a crusty rash

Alternative forms

Noun

grind n (uncountable)

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

Etymology 1

From Old Norse grind (“grind”)

Noun

grind f (genitive singular grindar, plural grindir)

  1. A framework
  2. A grille
Declension
Declension of grind
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

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

grind f (genitive singular grindar, plural grindir)

  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
Declension
Declension of grind
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
Descendants

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

grind f (genitive singular grindar, nominative plural grindur)

  1. lattice, grid, grille
  2. framework
  3. (order theory) lattice
Declension
    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

Etymology 2

From Faroese grind.

Noun

grind f (genitive singular grindar, nominative plural grindur)

  1. pilot whale

Declension

    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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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From Old Norse grind

Noun

grind f or m (definite singular grinda or grinden, indefinite plural grinder, definite plural grindene)

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

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From Old Norse grind

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡrɪnd/, /ɡrɪnː/

Noun

grind f (definite singular grinda, indefinite plural grinder, definite plural grindene)

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

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish grind, from Old Norse grind, from Proto-Germanic *grindiz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrendʰ-.

Noun

grind c

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

Declension

Declension of grind 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative grind grinden grindar grindarna
Genitive grinds grindens grindars grindarnas

Anagrams

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