·noun A hard student; a dig.
II. Grind ·vt To study hard for examination.
III. Grind ·noun The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
IV. Grind ·vt To oppress by severe exactions; to Harass.
V. Grind ·vi To become ground or pulverized by friction; as, this corn grinds well.
VI. Grind ·vi To perform the operation of grinding something; to turn the millstones.
VII. Grind ·vi To move with much difficulty or friction; to Grate.
VIII. Grind ·noun Any severe continuous work or occupation; ·esp., hard and uninteresting study.
IX. Grind ·vi To become polished or sharpened by friction; as, glass grinds smooth; steel grinds to a sharp edge.
X. Grind ·vi To perform hard aud distasteful service; to Drudge; to study hard, as for an Examination.
XI. Grind ·vt To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the action of millstones.
XII. Grind ·vt To wear down, polish, or sharpen, by friction; to make smooth, sharp, or pointed; to whet, as a knife or drill; to rub against one another, as teeth, ·etc.