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    grind
    [ɡrīnd]
    verb
    grind (verb) · grinds (third person present) · ground (past tense) · ground (past participle) · grinding (present participle)
    1. reduce (something) to small particles or powder by crushing it:
      "grind some black pepper over the salad" · "they grind up fish for fertilizer"
      • sharpen, smooth, or produce (something) by crushing or by friction:
        "power from a waterwheel was used to grind cutlery"
      • operate (a mill or machine) by turning the handle:
        "she was grinding a coffee mill"
      • (of a mill or machine) work with a crushing action:
        "the old mill was grinding again"
    2. rub or cause to rub together gratingly:
      "mountain ranges developed along fault lines where tectonic plates ground against one another" · "he keeps me awake at night, grinding his teeth"
      • move noisily and laboriously, especially against a countering force:
        "the truck was grinding slowly up the hill"
    3. informal
      (of a dancer) rotate the hips:
      "there were sweaty bodies everywhere bumping and grinding to the music"
    noun
    grind (noun) · grinds (plural noun)
    1. a crushing or grating sound or motion:
      "the crunch and grind of bulldozers" · "the slow grind of the US legal system"
      • the size of ground particles:
        "only the right grind gives you all the fine flavor"
    2. hard dull work:
      "relief from the daily grind"
      • US ENGLISH
        informal
        an excessively hard-working student.
    3. informal
      a dancer's rotary movement of the hips:
      "a bump and grind"
    Origin
    Old English grindan, probably of Germanic origin. Although no cognates are known, it may be distantly related to Latin frendere ‘rub away, gnash’.
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    verb
    1. reduce (something) to small particles or powder by crushing it:
      crush
      pound
      pulverize
      mill
      powder
      granulate
      grate
      mince
      shred
      crumble
      pestle
      mash
      smash
      press
      fragment
      kibble
      triturate
      levigate
      bray
      comminute
    2. rub or cause to rub together gratingly:
      rub
      grate
      scrape
      rasp
      gnash
      grit
    noun
    1. hard dull work:
      chore
      slog
      travail
      drudgery
      toil
      hard work
      donkey work
      labor
      slavery
      exertion
      fag
      sweat
       
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      What is grinding in Mechanical Engineering?
      Grinding is done between two disks, one of which is stationary and the other revolving at high speed. Grinding is the process of removing the surface of a hard material using a wheel made from or covered in hard grit. Collins COBUILD Key Words for Mechanical Engineering.

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      What does grind up mean?
      Grind up means the same as grind. He makes his own paint, grinding up the pigment with a little oil. [VERB PARTICLE noun] If you grind something into a surface, you press and rub it hard into the surface using small circular or sideways movements. 'Well,' I said, grinding my cigarette nervously into the granite step. [VERB noun preposition]

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      What does grind together mean?
      grind (together) Parts of the machine were grinding together noisily. grind something (together) She grinds her teeth when she is asleep. He ground the gears on the car. [transitive] grind something to turn the handle of a machine that grinds something to make something gradually go slower until it stops completely

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      What does it mean to grind something?
      [transitive] grind something (down/up) | grind something (to/into something) to break or press something into very small pieces between two hard surfaces or using a special machine The animal has teeth that grind its food into a pulp. Want to learn more? [transitive] grind something to produce something such as flour by grinding

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      What does it mean if you grind something into a surface?
      If you grind something into a surface, you press and rub it hard into the surface using small circular or sideways movements. 'Well,' I said, grinding my cigarette nervously into the granite step. [VERB noun preposition] If you grind something, you make it smooth or sharp by rubbing it against a hard surface. ...a shop where they grind knives.

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      What is a grinding process?
      Grinding can be performed wet or dry, and can be performed on a variety of materials, including metals, plastics, and ceramics. The grinding process is a material removal and surface generation process used to shape and finish components made of metals and other materials.

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