Grind

//ˈɡɹaɪnd//

Synonyms for "grind" (409 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Strong matches (123)

conning contemplate contemplation contriturate convulse cow cram cramming crash craunch croak crucify crumb crumble crump crush cuspidate cut cut to pieces daily grind

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Verb(8 words)

cranch craunch crunch dig drudge fag grate hassle

Noun(5 words)

donkeywork drudgery dweeb grindadráp grindcore

Related words (204)

keep down keep under kill by inches lacerate levigate lick lick of work lord it over lucubrate lucubration make mincemeat of maltreat manual labor martyr martyrize mash masticate mental labor mill mince

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moil mouth muck mugger mumble munch nibble nip oilstone oppress overachiever overawe overbear overmaster override pace pain peg peg away persecute perusal peruse pestle philobiblist pierce pinch plague plod plodder plug plug along plug away plugging plunge into point polish pore over pound pound away powder practice press heavy on prick produce prolong the agony pulverize pumice put to torture quern rack rankle rasp rat race raze read reading red tape red-tapeism reduce reduce to powder regard studiously repress reset restudy restudying review ride over ride roughshod over rote round routine rub rub away rub off rub out ruminate run rut sand sandblast sandpaper scatter scour scranch scrape scratch scrub scrunch scuff scut work set shake shard sharpen shatter shiver shred skin slave slavery slog slogger smash smash up smooth snarl snore soldier spadework spiculate splinter spur squash squirrel cage squish stab standstill sting strap stroke stroke of work strop student study studying subdue subject subjugate suppress sweat swotter swotting taper task terrorize tiresome work toil torment torture track trample down trample upon travail tread down tread upon treadmill triturate turn out twang tweak twist tyrannize tyrannize over underachiever unman vet wade through walk all over walk over wear wear away wear down weigh heavy on well-worn groove whet wide reading work work away workhorse wound wring

Verb(6 words)

labor labour mash moil toil travail

Noun(7 words)

mill nerd plodding pulverisation pulverization standstill wonk

Related word relations

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8 relation types

More general

30 entries

assimilator break up compaction create crunch crush dance degree do work forge form fragment fragmentise fragmentize grade labor

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Synonyms

6 entries

crunch drudgery grate grindadráp labor swot

capable of

1 entries

mean to rub against

derived

36 entries

ax to grind axe to grind backgrind bump and grind cryogrind daily grind deathgrind goregrind grind down grind joint grind line grind out grind the corn grind to a halt grind up grindability

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has context

5 entries

hawaii metalworking slang sports video games

is a

2 entries

crush degree

manner of

4 entries

break up dance make shape

related to

43 entries

abrasive bean coffee crank crush dance degree drudge eat erotic faroe islands friction grate grindcore hips hold down

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Translations

258 translations across 86 languages.

Aklanon

1 entries

galing verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Albanian

4 entries

grime noun (grinded but not fully powdered ones)
blu verb (to shape with the force of friction)
blu verb (slang: to eat)
gri verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

ἀλέω verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Arabic

2 entries

طحن verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
طَحَنَ verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Armenian

1 entries

աղալ verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Aromanian

2 entries

chisedz verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
matsin verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Assamese

2 entries

গুৰি কৰা verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
পিহা verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Asturian

1 entries

moler verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Belarusian

2 entries

мало́ць verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
таўчы́ verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Breton

1 entries

malañ verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Bulgarian

4 entries

меля verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
полирам verb (to remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface)
раздробявам verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
смилам verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Catalan

4 entries

culejar verb (slang: to rotate the hips erotically)
esmicolar verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
moldre verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
picar verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Chechen

1 entries

ахьа verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎠᏍᏙᎠ verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

刷 verb (to repeat a task in video games)
研磨 verb (to remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface)
磨 verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
磨碎 verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Church Slavic

1 entries

млѣти verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Chuvash

1 entries

авӑр verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Czech

4 entries

brousit verb (to remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface)
drtit verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
mlít verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
vrtět verb (slang: to rotate the hips erotically)

Dalmatian

1 entries

macnur verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Danish

4 entries

fråde verb (slang: to eat)
kaste i sig verb (slang: to eat)
kværne verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
male verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Dutch

4 entries

karwei noun (a tedious task)
malen verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
schuren verb (to remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface)
vermalen verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Esperanto

1 entries

mueli verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Finnish

4 entries

jauhatus noun (a specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans)
karkeus noun (a specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans)
ahkeroida verb (to work or study hard)
grindata verb (to slide a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle)

French

3 entries

meuler verb (to remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface)
moudre verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
piler verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Friulian

2 entries

masanâ verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
muldurâ verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Galician

2 entries

moer verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
relar verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Georgian

1 entries

დაფქვა verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

German

4 entries

Mahlfeinheit noun (a specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans)
Mahlung noun (a specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans)
Quälerei noun (a tedious task)
Schinderei noun (a tedious task)

Gothic

2 entries

𐌳𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽 verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Greek

2 entries

άλεσμα noun (a specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans)
αλέθω verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Hebrew

1 entries

טחן verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Hindi

1 entries

पीसना verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Hungarian

4 entries

csikorog verb (to move with much difficulty or friction)
csiszol verb (to shape with the force of friction)
darál verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
döcög verb (to move with much difficulty or friction)

Ilocano

1 entries

giling verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Ingrian

2 entries

jauhaa verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
jauhoa verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Irish

1 entries

meil verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Isnag

1 entries

xiling verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Italian

4 entries

faticata noun (a tedious task)
macinato noun (a specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans)
molato noun (a specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans)
sfacchinata noun (a tedious task)

Japanese

2 entries

挽く verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
磨ぐ verb (to remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface)

Khiamniungan Naga

1 entries

vêi-àh noun (grinded but not fully powdered ones)

Khmer

2 entries

រូស verb (to remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface)
សង្កិន verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Korean

2 entries

갈다 verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
빻다 verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Latgalian

1 entries

malt verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Latin

1 entries

molō verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Latvian

1 entries

malt verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Lithuanian

1 entries

malti verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Low German

1 entries

mahlen verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries

mlaś verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

muelen verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Macedonian

1 entries

меле verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Malay

3 entries

gesek verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
giling verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
kisar verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Mansaka

1 entries

giling verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Mòcheno

1 entries

moln verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Māori

4 entries

kanioro verb (to remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface)
kauoro verb (to remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface)
kuoro verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
kuoro verb (to remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface)

Norman

1 entries

moudre verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Norwegian

4 entries

kverne verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
male verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
raspe verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
raspe verb (to remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface)

Occitan

1 entries

mòler verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Polish

2 entries

mleć verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
ścierać verb (to remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface)

Portuguese

4 entries

amolar verb (to remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface)
brunir verb (to shape with the force of friction)
moer verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
polir verb (to shape with the force of friction)

Quechua

2 entries

allpayachiy verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
kutay verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Romanian

2 entries

măcina verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
pisa verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Romansch

1 entries

moler verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Russian

4 entries

гринд noun (a tedious task)
гриндить verb (to repeat a task in video games)
зубрить verb (to work or study hard)
моло́ть verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Sanskrit

1 entries

पिनष्टि verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Sardinian

1 entries

molere verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Scots

1 entries

pran verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

meil verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

mleti verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
млети verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Slovak

1 entries

mlieť verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Slovene

1 entries

mleti verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Spanish

4 entries

molienda noun (a specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans)
rutina noun (a tedious task)
avanzar verb (to work or study hard)
bruñir verb (to shape with the force of friction)

Swedish

4 entries

knega verb (to work or study hard)
knoga verb (to work or study hard)
mala verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
nöta verb (to repeat a task in video games)

Tamil

1 entries

அரை verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Thai

1 entries

บด verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Tocharian B

1 entries

wālts verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Turkish

2 entries

bilemek verb (to remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface)
öğütmek verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Ugaritic

1 entries

𐎉𐎈𐎐 verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Ukrainian

3 entries

моло́ти verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
товкти́ verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
шліфува́ти verb (to remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface)

Venetan

4 entries

masnar verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
maxenar verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
maxinar verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
maxnar verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Vietnamese

3 entries

mài verb (to remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface)
nghiền verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
xay verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Volapük

1 entries

grainön verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Walloon

2 entries

broyî verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)
moure verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Welsh

1 entries

malu verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

West-Frisian

1 entries

mealle verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

White Hmong

1 entries

zom verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

ǃXóõ

1 entries

gǂkxʻàa verb (to reduce to smaller pieces)

Sample sentences

36 total sentences available.

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I get the feeling you still have an axe to grind. If you've got something to say come on out and say it.

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Mame uses a coffee mill to grind coffee beans.

Source: tatoeba (62231)

We grind wheat into flour.

Source: tatoeba (248884)

He has had absolutely no part in the conspiracy; it was not he, but his brother, who had an axe to grind against the government.

Source: tatoeba (300609)

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Grind

Synonyms for "grind" (409 found)

Closest matches (82)

Strong matches (123)

Related words (204)

Related word relations

More general

Synonyms

capable of

derived

has context

is a

manner of

related to

Translations

Aklanon

Albanian

Ancient Greek

Arabic

Armenian

Aromanian

Assamese

Asturian

Belarusian

Breton

Bulgarian

Catalan

Chechen

Cherokee

Chinese Mandarin

Church Slavic

Chuvash

Czech

Dalmatian

Danish

Dutch

Esperanto

Finnish

French

Friulian

Galician

Georgian

German

Gothic

Greek

Hebrew

Hindi

Hungarian

Ilocano

Ingrian

Irish

Isnag

Italian

Japanese

Khiamniungan Naga

Khmer

Korean

Latgalian

Latin

Latvian

Lithuanian

Low German

Lower Sorbian

Luxembourgish

Macedonian

Malay

Mansaka

Mòcheno

Māori

Norman

Norwegian

Occitan

Polish

Portuguese

Quechua

Romanian

Romansch

Russian

Sanskrit

Sardinian