Showing 6 phrasal verbs and 7 definitions related to the verb 'Grind'.
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Grind away phrasal verb
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Meaning: Keep working at something
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: Although I hated it, I GROUND AWAY until I had finished.
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Meaning: Keep working at something
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Grind down phrasal verb
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Meaning: Reduce or destroy someone's enthusiasm
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: Their negativity GRINDS me DOWN
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Meaning: Reduce or destroy someone's enthusiasm
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Grind into phrasal verb
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Meaning: Press or twist something hard into something else
(Separable [optional] | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: She GROUND her cigarette INTO the ashtray.
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Meaning: Press or twist something hard into something else
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Grind on phrasal verb
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Meaning: Proceed relentlessly
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The war GROUND ON for years. -
Meaning: Talk endlessly
(Intransitive | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: He was still GRINDING ON about football when we left.
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Meaning: Proceed relentlessly
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Grind out phrasal verb
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Meaning: Produce something with great difficulty
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: I find it very hard to GRIND OUT an original essay every week.
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Meaning: Produce something with great difficulty
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Grind up phrasal verb
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Meaning: Reduce to small pieces
(Separable [optional] | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: She GROUND the beans UP and made some coffee.
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Meaning: Reduce to small pieces