Top synonyms for “grind”: bray, comminute, cranch, craunch, crunch, dig, donkeywork, drudge, and 17 more below.
Definitions
- (noun)the act of grinding to a powder or dust
- (noun)hard monotonous routine work
- (noun)the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground“a coarse grind of coffee”
- (noun)an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
- (verb)reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading“grind the spices in a mortar”
- (verb)make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together“grate one's teeth in anger”
- (verb)press or grind with a crushing noise
- (verb)shape or form by grinding“grind lenses for glasses and cameras”
- (verb)created by grinding“grind designs into the glass bowl”
- (verb)dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced
- (verb)work hard“She was digging away at her math homework”
Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).
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What is another word for "grind"?
Common synonyms for "grind" include bray, comminute, cranch, craunch, crunch, dig. Our thesaurus lists 25 total alternatives drawn from Princeton WordNet. Click any synonym to find its rhymes.
What does "grind" mean?
the act of grinding to a powder or dust
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