grinding : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: grinding	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for grinding
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grinding n material resulting from the process of grinding; "vegetable grindings clogged the drain" a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears) the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice Synonym(s): grinding, abrasion, attrition, detrition
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grind \Grind\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ground}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grinding}.] [AS. grindan; perh. akin to L. frendere to gnash, grind. Cf. {Grist}.] 1. 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. Take the millstones, and grind meal. --Is. xivii. 2. 2. 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. 3. To oppress by severe exactions; to harass. To grind the subject or defraud the prince. --Dryden. 4. To study hard for examination. [College Slang]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grinding \Grind"ing\, a. & n. from Grind. {Grinding frame}, an English name for a cotton spinning machine. {Grinding mill}. (a) A mill for grinding grain. (b) A lapidary's lathe.