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grinds

/ɡɹaɪndz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
  2. Something that has been reduced to powder, something that has been ground.
  3. A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
  4. A tedious and laborious task.
  5. A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.
  6. One who studies hard; a swot.
  7. To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
  8. To shape with the force of friction.
  9. To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
  10. To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.
  11. To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
  12. To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
  13. A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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