grind

Sense 1 noun

an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

Sense 2 verb

press or grind with a crushing noise

Sense 3 noun

the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground

a coarse grind of coffee

Sense 4 verb

make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together

grate one's teeth in anger

Sense 5 noun

hard monotonous routine work

Sense 6 verb

work hard

She was digging away at her math homework

Sense 7 noun

the act of grinding to a powder or dust

Sense 8 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

Sense 9 verb

reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

grind the spices in a mortar

Sense 10 verb

created by grinding

grind designs into the glass bowl

Sense 11 verb

shape or form by grinding

grind lenses for glasses and cameras