Grind /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Ground; p. pr. & vb. n. Grinding

1. To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the action of millstones.

   Take the millstones, and grind meal.

2. 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.
3. To oppress by severe exactions; to harass.

   To grind the subject or defraud the prince.

4. To study hard for examination; -- commonly used with away; as, to grind away at one's studies. [College Slang]

1. To perform the operation of grinding something; to turn the millstones.

   Send thee Into the common prison, there to grind.

2. To become ground or pulverized by friction; as, this corn grinds well.
3. To become polished or sharpened by friction; as, glass grinds smooth; steel grinds to a sharp edge.
4. To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
5. To perform hard and distasteful service; to drudge; to study hard, as for an examination.

1. The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
2. Any severe continuous work or occupation; esp., hard and uninteresting study. [Colloq.]
3. A student that studies hard; a dig; a wonk. [College Slang]