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Another word for grind

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grind

n.

A difficult or tedious job
drudgery, toil, labor; see work 2.
A drudge
hard worker, toiler, crammer; see drudge.

grind Synonyms

grind

v.

To pulverize
crush, powder, mill, grate, reduce to powder, attenuate, granulate, disintegrate, comminute, triturate, rasp, scrape, reduce to fine particles, levigate, file, abrade, pound, pestle, bray, beat into particles, crunch, crumple, roll out, pound out, shiver, atomize, chop up, crumble.
Antonyms organize*, mold, solidify.
To sharpen
whet, rub, give an edge to; see sharpen 1.
Oppress
persecute, harass, annoy; see oppress.

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WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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Another word for grind

verb

To break up into tiny particles:
bray, crush, granulate, mill, powder, pulverize, triturate. See help
To rub together noisily:
crunch, gnash. See sounds
(Informal)
To do tedious, laborious, and sometimes menial work:
drudge, grub, plod, slave, slog. See work
(Informal)
To study or work hard, especially when pressed for time:
(Informal) bone (up), cram. Idiom: burn the midnight oil. See work
To treat arbitrarily or cruelly:
trample, tyrannize. See over

noun

(Informal)
A habitual, laborious, often tiresome course of action:
routine, rut¹, treadmill. (Slang) groove. See usual
(Informal)
One who works or toils tirelessly:
drudge, fag, grub, plodder, slave. (Informal) workhorse. See work

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She thought she heard him grind his teeth and frowned.
They allowed us to grind the spices, pick over the raisins and lick the stirring spoons.
They crush or grind the food, and are hence called " molars."
The island of Griend (or Grind) once boasted a walled town, which was destroyed by flood at the end of the 13th century.
Grind, gate), forming the boundary between the parishes of: Northmavine and belting, is only 60 yds.

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