Grind

grīnd, v.t. to reduce to powder by friction: to wear down or sharpen by rubbing: to rub together: to oppre or hara : to set in motion by a crank.— v.i. to be moved or rubbed together: to drudge at any tedious task: to read hard:— pr.p. grīnd′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. ground.— n. hard or distasteful work: laborious study for a special examination, .— ns. Grind′er , he who, or that which, grinds: a double or jaw tooth that grinds food: a coach or crammer of students for examination: a hard student; Grind′ery , a place where knives, ., are ground, or where they are sold: shoemakers' materials; Grind′ing , act or proce of reducing to powder.— p.adj. hara ing.— n. Grind′stone , a circular revolving stone for grinding or sharpening tools.— Keep one's nose to the grindstone , to subject one to severe continuous toil or punishment.— Take a grinder ( Dickens ), to put the left thumb to the nose, and to work a visionary coffee-mill round it with the right—a gesture of contempt. [A.S. grind an .]