Meaning & use
grind
To crush or reduce a hard substance into small particles or powder by friction.
See it in a sentence
She ground the coffee beans fresh every morning before brewing a pot.
The mill grinds wheat into flour that is sold to local bakeries.
A note on using this word
The standard past tense is 'ground,' not 'grinded'; 'grinded' is nonstandard but common in casual speech about hard work.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To work at a tedious or demanding task for a long, continuous period.
He grinded away at his thesis every night for months.
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