(transitive) To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion. / (transitive) To shape with the force of friction. / (metalworking) To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.

The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction. / Something that has been reduced to powder, something that has been ground. / A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.

A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.

present participle of grind

The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles. / (dance) A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies together.

Of or pertaining to the act or sound of grinding. / Relentlessly taxing; burdensome; exacting to the point of exhaustion. / (obsolete) Crushing; oppressive; overwhelming.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grind

plural of grind / (Ireland, colloquial) Tutoring; extra lessons in a specific subject outside of school hours. / (Hawaii, slang) Food, eats. / (coffee, proscribed) Used ground coffee, coffee grounds.

plural of grinding

(nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of grind / (video games) simple past tense and past participle of grind