Another word for grind

A difficult or tedious job

• labor

  1. (Proper) Labor Party
  2. Work for wages:
  3. Labor unions collectively

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  1. (Proper) Labor Party
  2. Work for wages:
  3. Labor unions collectively

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• toil

  1. Something that binds, snares, or entangles one; an entrapment:
  2. Hard, exhausting work or effort; tiring labor
  3. Exhausting labor or effort.

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  1. Something that binds, snares, or entangles one; an entrapment:
  2. Hard, exhausting work or effort; tiring labor
  3. Exhausting labor or effort.

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• drudgery

  1. Work that is hard, menial, or tiresome

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  1. Work that is hard, menial, or tiresome

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A drudge

• crammer

  1. A school whose speciality is helping students to pass certain exams.
  2. A teacher who is aiding said student.
  3. A student who is studying hard for an exam

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  1. A school whose speciality is helping students to pass certain exams.
  2. A teacher who is aiding said student.
  3. A student who is studying hard for an exam

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• toiler

  1. A person who toils or labors.

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  1. A person who toils or labors.

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• hard-worker

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To pulverize

• crumble

  1. To fall into small fragments or pieces; disintegrate:
  2. To fall to pieces; disintegrate
  3. To break into small fragments or pieces:

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  1. To fall into small fragments or pieces; disintegrate:
  2. To fall to pieces; disintegrate
  3. To break into small fragments or pieces:

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• chop-up

  1. To separate, divide something that was considered whole
  2. To cause a body of water to become choppy
  3. (Of meat, flesh, corpses) to cut or chop in order to separate

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  1. To separate, divide something that was considered whole
  2. To cause a body of water to become choppy
  3. (Of meat, flesh, corpses) to cut or chop in order to separate

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• atomize

  1. To subject to bombardment with atomic weapons.
  2. To reduce (a liquid) to a fine spray
  3. To break into small fragments.

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  1. To subject to bombardment with atomic weapons.
  2. To reduce (a liquid) to a fine spray
  3. To break into small fragments.

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• shiver

  1. To cause (a sail) to flutter by sailing too close to the wind.
  2. To cause to break suddenly into fragments or splinters.
  3. To break into fragments or splinters; shatter.

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  1. To cause (a sail) to flutter by sailing too close to the wind.
  2. To cause to break suddenly into fragments or splinters.
  3. To break into fragments or splinters; shatter.

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• pound out

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• roll out

  1. (Software) To deploy.
  2. Used other than as an idiom: see roll,"Ž out.

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  1. (Software) To deploy.
  2. Used other than as an idiom: see roll,"Ž out.

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• crumple

  1. To fall or break down; collapse
  2. (Intransitive) To become wrinkled.
  3. To crush together or press into wrinkles; rumple.

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  1. To fall or break down; collapse
  2. (Intransitive) To become wrinkled.
  3. To crush together or press into wrinkles; rumple.

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• crunch

  1. To move with a crushing sound:
  2. (Slang) To perform operations on; manipulate or process (numerical or mathematical data).
  3. (Informal) To process (a vast quantity of numbers or other data) rapidly

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  1. To move with a crushing sound:
  2. (Slang) To perform operations on; manipulate or process (numerical or mathematical data).
  3. (Informal) To process (a vast quantity of numbers or other data) rapidly

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• beat into particles

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• bray

  1. To crush and pound to a fine consistency, as in a mortar.
  2. To spread thin, as ink
  3. To crush or pound into a powder, as in a mortar

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  1. To crush and pound to a fine consistency, as in a mortar.
  2. To spread thin, as ink
  3. To crush or pound into a powder, as in a mortar

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• pestle

  1. To use a pestle.
  2. To pound, grind, crush, etc. with or as with a pestle

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  1. To use a pestle.
  2. To pound, grind, crush, etc. with or as with a pestle

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• pound

  1. To strike repeatedly and forcefully, especially with the hand or a tool:
  2. To beat to a powder or pulp; pulverize or crush:
  3. To beat to a pulp, powder, etc.; pulverize

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  1. To strike repeatedly and forcefully, especially with the hand or a tool:
  2. To beat to a powder or pulp; pulverize or crush:
  3. To beat to a pulp, powder, etc.; pulverize

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• abrade

  1. To scrape or rub off; wear away by scraping or rubbing
  2. To wear down, rub away, or scrape by friction:
  3. To become worn or scraped by abrasion:

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  1. To scrape or rub off; wear away by scraping or rubbing
  2. To wear down, rub away, or scrape by friction:
  3. To become worn or scraped by abrasion:

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• file

  1. To smooth, grind down, or cut through as with a file
  2. To smooth, reduce, or remove with or as if with a file.
  3. To initiate (a lawsuit):

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  1. To smooth, grind down, or cut through as with a file
  2. To smooth, reduce, or remove with or as if with a file.
  3. To initiate (a lawsuit):

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• levigate

  1. To separate fine particles from coarse by grinding in water.
  2. To grind to a fine, smooth powder
  3. To separate the fine particles of (a substance) from its coarse particles by grinding it in water: the coarse particles settle to the bottom first, leaving the fine particles suspended

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  1. To separate fine particles from coarse by grinding in water.
  2. To grind to a fine, smooth powder
  3. To separate the fine particles of (a substance) from its coarse particles by grinding it in water: the coarse particles settle to the bottom first, leaving the fine particles suspended

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• reduce to fine particles

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• scrape

  1. To rub or move with a harsh grating noise.
  2. To abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument.
  3. To remove (an outer layer, for example) from a surface by forceful strokes of an edged or rough instrument:

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  1. To rub or move with a harsh grating noise.
  2. To abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument.
  3. To remove (an outer layer, for example) from a surface by forceful strokes of an edged or rough instrument:

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• rasp

  1. To scrape roughly; grate
  2. To scrape harshly; grate.
  3. To scrape or rub with or as with a file

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  1. To scrape roughly; grate
  2. To scrape harshly; grate.
  3. To scrape or rub with or as with a file

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• triturate

  1. To mix two solid reactants by repeated grinding and stirring.
  2. To break up biological tissue into individual cells via passage through a narrow opening such as a hypodermic needle.
  3. To rub, crush, grind, or pound into fine particles or a powder; pulverize.

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  1. To mix two solid reactants by repeated grinding and stirring.
  2. To break up biological tissue into individual cells via passage through a narrow opening such as a hypodermic needle.
  3. To rub, crush, grind, or pound into fine particles or a powder; pulverize.

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• comminute

  1. To reduce to small, fine particles; make into powder; pulverize; triturate
  2. To break into smaller portions.
  3. To reduce to powder; pulverize.

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  1. To reduce to small, fine particles; make into powder; pulverize; triturate
  2. To break into smaller portions.
  3. To reduce to powder; pulverize.

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• disintegrate

  1. To undergo or cause to undergo a nuclear transformation as a result of radioactive decay or a nuclear reaction
  2. (Intransitive) To fall apart, break up into parts.
  3. To become reduced to components, fragments, or particles.

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  1. To undergo or cause to undergo a nuclear transformation as a result of radioactive decay or a nuclear reaction
  2. (Intransitive) To fall apart, break up into parts.
  3. To become reduced to components, fragments, or particles.

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• granulate

  1. (Intransitive) To collect or be formed into grains.
  2. To segment into tiny grains or particles.
  3. To form into grains or granules

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  1. (Intransitive) To collect or be formed into grains.
  2. To segment into tiny grains or particles.
  3. To form into grains or granules

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• attenuate

  1. (Electronics) To reduce the amplitude of an electrical signal with little or no distortion.
  2. To reduce in force, value, amount, or degree; weaken:
  3. To become thin, weak, or fine.

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  1. (Electronics) To reduce the amplitude of an electrical signal with little or no distortion.
  2. To reduce in force, value, amount, or degree; weaken:
  3. To become thin, weak, or fine.

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• reduce to powder

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• grate

  1. To irritate or annoy persistently:
  2. To grind (the teeth) together with a rasping sound
  3. To reduce to fragments, shreds, or powder by rubbing against an abrasive surface.

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  1. To irritate or annoy persistently:
  2. To grind (the teeth) together with a rasping sound
  3. To reduce to fragments, shreds, or powder by rubbing against an abrasive surface.

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• mill

  1. To cut, shape, or finish in a mill or with a milling tool:
  2. To grind, pulverize, or break down into smaller particles in a mill:
  3. To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.

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  1. To cut, shape, or finish in a mill or with a milling tool:
  2. To grind, pulverize, or break down into smaller particles in a mill:
  3. To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.

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• powder

  1. To apply cosmetic powder to (the body, face, etc.)
  2. To turn into or produce as a powder:
  3. To sprinkle or cover with or as with powder

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  1. To apply cosmetic powder to (the body, face, etc.)
  2. To turn into or produce as a powder:
  3. To sprinkle or cover with or as with powder

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• crush

  1. To be or become crushed:
  2. To press between two opposing forces so as to break or injure; put out of shape or condition by pressure; squeeze together; crumple
  3. To break, pound, or grind (stone or ore, for example) into small fragments or powder.

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  1. To be or become crushed:
  2. To press between two opposing forces so as to break or injure; put out of shape or condition by pressure; squeeze together; crumple
  3. To break, pound, or grind (stone or ore, for example) into small fragments or powder.

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To sharpen

• give an edge to

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• rub

  1. To move (an object or objects) firmly along a surface, especially repeatedly:
  2. To put into a specified condition by applying pressure and friction
  3. To apply to a surface firmly and with friction:

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  1. To move (an object or objects) firmly along a surface, especially repeatedly:
  2. To put into a specified condition by applying pressure and friction
  3. To apply to a surface firmly and with friction:

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• whet

  1. To make more keen; stimulate:
  2. To sharpen (a knife, for example); hone.
  3. To sharpen by rubbing or grinding (the edge of a knife or tool); hone

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  1. To make more keen; stimulate:
  2. To sharpen (a knife, for example); hone.
  3. To sharpen by rubbing or grinding (the edge of a knife or tool); hone

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Oppress

• annoy

  1. To cause irritation to (another); make somewhat angry.
  2. To be annoying
  3. (Archaic) To harass or disturb by repeated attacks.

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  1. To cause irritation to (another); make somewhat angry.
  2. To be annoying
  3. (Archaic) To harass or disturb by repeated attacks.

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• harass

  1. To subject (another) to hostile or prejudicial remarks or actions; pressure or intimidate.
  2. To trouble, worry, or torment, as with cares, debts, repeated questions or demands, etc.
  3. To trouble by repeated raids or attacks, etc.; harry

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  1. To subject (another) to hostile or prejudicial remarks or actions; pressure or intimidate.
  2. To trouble, worry, or torment, as with cares, debts, repeated questions or demands, etc.
  3. To trouble by repeated raids or attacks, etc.; harry

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• persecute

  1. To annoy persistently; bother:
  2. To trouble or annoy constantly
  3. To afflict or harass constantly so as to injure or distress; oppress cruelly, esp. for reasons of religion, politics, or race

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  1. To annoy persistently; bother:
  2. To trouble or annoy constantly
  3. To afflict or harass constantly so as to injure or distress; oppress cruelly, esp. for reasons of religion, politics, or race

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