grind

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.

   This bag contains espresso grind.

4. A tedious and laborious task.

   This homework is a grind.

5. A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.
6. One who studies hard; a swot.
7. Grindcore (subgenre of heavy metal)
8. Hustle

1. To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
2. To shape with the force of friction.

   grind a lens; grind an axe

3. To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
4. To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.

   Steel grinds to a sharp edge.

5. To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
6. To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
7. To oppress, hold down or weaken.
8. To rotate the hips erotically.
9. To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other.
10. To repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.
11. To operate by turning a crank.

    to grind an organ

12. To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank.
13. To automatically format and indent code.
14. To instill through repetitive teaching.

    Grinding lessons into students' heads does not motivate them to learn.

15. To eat.

    Eh, brah, let's go grind.

16. To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.
17. To annoy or irritate (a person); to grind one's gears.

noun

A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.