- (v.i.) To perform the operation of grinding something; to turn the millstones.
- (v.i.) To perform hard aud distasteful service; to drudge; to study hard, as for an examination.
- (v.t.) To oppress by severe exactions; to harass.
- (v.i.) To become ground or pulverized by friction; as, this corn grinds well.
- (v.t.) 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.
- (v.i.) To become polished or sharpened by friction; as, glass grinds smooth; steel grinds to a sharp edge.
- (n.) The act of reducing to powder or of sharpening, by friction.
- (v.t.) To study hard for examination.
- (n.) A hard student; a dig.
- (v.t.) 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.
- (n.) Any severe continuous work or occupation; especially, hard and uninteresting study.
- (v.i.) To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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