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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. |
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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. |
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To oppress by severe exactions; to harass. |
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To study hard for examination. |
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To perform the operation of grinding something; to turn
the millstones. |
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To become ground or pulverized by friction; as, this corn
grinds well. |
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To become polished or sharpened by friction; as, glass
grinds smooth; steel grinds to a sharp edge. |
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To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate. |
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To perform hard aud distasteful service; to drudge; to
study hard, as for an examination. |
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The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by
friction. |
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Any severe continuous work or occupation; esp., hard and
uninteresting study. |
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A hard student; a dig. |
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