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grind


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  grind 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  grind 
 
  Sense  2 
  grate,  grind 
  =>  gnash 
  =>  chew,  masticate,  manducate,  jaw 
 
  Sense  3 
  grind,  mash,  crunch,  bray,  comminute 
  =>  pulp 
  =>  pestle 
  =>  mill 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  grind 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  grind 
 
  Sense  2 
  grate,  grind 
  =>  gnash 
  =>  chew,  masticate,  manducate,  jaw 
  =>  chomp,  champ 
  =>  champ 
  =>  mumble,  gum 
  =>  chaw 
  =>  crunch,  munch 
  =>  gnaw 
 
  Sense  3 
  grind,  mash,  crunch,  bray,  comminute 
  =>  pulp 
  =>  pestle 
  =>  mill 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  grind 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  grind 
 
  Sense  2 
  grate,  grind 
  =>  rub 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  grind 
 
  5  senses  of  grind 
 
  Sense  1 
  crunch,  cranch,  craunch,  grind 
  =>  press 
  Also  See->  grind  down#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  grate,  grind 
  =>  break  up  fragment,  fragmentize,  fragmentise 
 
  Sense  3 
  grind,  mash,  crunch,  bray,  comminute 
  =>  break  up  fragment,  fragmentize,  fragmentise 
 
  Sense  4 
  labor,  labour,  toil,  fag,  travail,  grind,  drudge,  dig,  moil 
  =>  work  do  work 
 
  Sense  5 
  grind 
  =>  dance,  trip  the  light  fantastic 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  grind 
 
  grind  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  grind 
 
  Sense  1 
  crunch,  cranch,  craunch,  grind 
  =>  press 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  grate,  grind 
  =>  break  up  fragment,  fragmentize,  fragmentise 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  grind,  mash,  crunch,  bray,  comminute 
  =>  break  up  fragment,  fragmentize,  fragmentise 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  labor,  labour,  toil,  fag,  travail,  grind,  drudge,  dig,  moil 
  =>  work  do  work 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  grind 
  =>  dance,  trip  the  light  fantastic 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  grind 
  grind 
  grind  organ 
  grindelia 
  grindelia  robusta 
  grindelia  squarrosa 
  grinder 
  grinding 
  grinding  wheel 
  grindle 
  grindstone 
 
  Overview  of  noun  grind 
 
  The  noun  grind  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  swot,  grind,  nerd,  wonk  --  (a  student  who  studies  excessively) 
  2.  drudgery,  plodding,  grind,  donkeywork  --  (hard  monotonous  routine  work) 
  3.  grind,  mill,  pulverization,  pulverisation  --  (the  act  of  grinding) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  grind 
 
  The  verb  grind  has  5  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  crunch,  cranch,  craunch,  grind  --  (press  or  grind  with  a  crunching  noise) 
  2.  (3)  grate,  grind  --  (make  a  grating  or  grinding  sound  by  rubbing  together;  "grate  one's  teeth  in  anger") 
  3.  (2)  grind,  mash,  crunch,  bray,  comminute  --  (reduce  to  small  pieces  or  particles  by  pounding  or  abrading;  "grind  the  spices  in  a  mortar";  "mash  the  garlic") 
  4.  (1)  labor,  labour,  toil,  fag,  travail,  grind,  drudge,  dig,  moil  --  (work  hard;  "She  was  digging  away  at  her  math  homework";  "Lexicographers  drudge  all  day  long") 
  5.  (1)  grind  --  (dance  by  rotating  the  pelvis  in  an  erotically  suggestive  way) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  grind 
 
  The  noun  grind  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  swot,  grind,  nerd,  wonk  --  (a  student  who  studies  excessively) 
  2.  drudgery,  plodding,  grind,  donkeywork  --  (hard  monotonous  routine  work) 
  3.  grind,  mill,  pulverization,  pulverisation  --  (the  act  of  grinding) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  grind 
 
  The  verb  grind  has  5  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  crunch,  cranch,  craunch,  grind  --  (press  or  grind  with  a  crunching  noise) 
  2.  (3)  grate,  grind  --  (make  a  grating  or  grinding  sound  by  rubbing  together;  "grate  one's  teeth  in  anger") 
  3.  (2)  grind,  mash,  crunch,  bray,  comminute  --  (reduce  to  small  pieces  or  particles  by  pounding  or  abrading;  "grind  the  spices  in  a  mortar";  "mash  the  garlic") 
  4.  (1)  labor,  labour,  toil,  fag,  travail,  grind,  drudge,  dig,  moil  --  (work  hard;  "She  was  digging  away  at  her  math  homework";  "Lexicographers  drudge  all  day  long") 
  5.  (1)  grind  --  (dance  by  rotating  the  pelvis  in  an  erotically  suggestive  way) 



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