English
grind
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈɡɹaɪnd/,
Verb

grind (grinds, present participle grinding; past and past participle ground) (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.
  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.
  17. (transitive, slang) To annoy or irritate (a person); to grind one's gears.
Conjugation
Strong conjugation


conjugation of grind

infinitive grind
present participle grinding
past participle ground
simple progressive perfect perfect progressive
present I grind we grind I am grinding we are grinding I have ground we have ground I have been grinding we have been grinding
you grind you grind you are grinding you are grinding you have ground you have ground you have been grinding you have been grinding
he grinds they grind he is grinding they are grinding he has ground they have ground he has been grinding they have been grinding
past I ground we ground I was grinding we were grinding I had ground we had ground I had been grinding we had been grinding
you ground you ground you were grinding you were grinding you had ground you had ground you had been grinding you had been grinding
he ground they ground he was grinding they were grinding he had ground they had ground he had been grinding they had been grinding
future I will grind we will grind I will be grinding we will be grinding I will have ground we will have ground I will have been grinding we will have been grinding
you will grind you will grind you will be grinding you will be grinding you will have ground you will have ground you will have been grinding you will have been grinding
he will grind they will grind he will be grinding they will be grinding he will have ground they will have ground he will have been grinding they will have been grinding
conditional I would grind we would grind I would be grinding we would be grinding I would have ground we would have ground I would have been grinding we would have been grinding
you would grind you would grind you would be grinding you would be grinding you would have ground you would have ground you would have been grinding you would have been grinding
he would grind they would grind he would be grinding they would be grinding he would have ground they would have ground he would have been grinding they would have been grinding
imperative grind

Weak conjugation


Conjugation of grind

infinitive (to) grind
present tense past tense
1st-person singular grindgrinded
2nd-person singular* grind, grindest*grinded, grindedst*
3rd-person singulargrinds, grindeth#English|grindeth* grinded#English|grinded
plural grind
subjunctive grind
imperative grind —
participle> participlesgrindinggrinded
* Archaic or obsolete.

Translations Translations Translations Translations Translations Noun

grind

  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.
    Synonyms: 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
    I pledge allegiance to the grind, I'm up early as hell tryna get mine.
Translations Translations Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈɡɹɪnd/
Noun

grind (plural grinds)

  1. A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.
Synonyms
  • grindadráp


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