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Definition of GRIND

1

a harsh grating sound <the grind of ice in the blender sent the cat running from the room>

Synonyms creak, grind, jar, scrape, scratch

Related Words clang, clangor, clank, clash, jangle; scuff; croak, gargle; blast, bleat, bray, screech

2

a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits <don't be such a grind—go out with your friends and enjoy yourself>

Synonyms bookworm, dink [slang], dork [slang], geek, grind, swot [British], weenie, wonk

Related Words double-dome, egghead, highbrow, intellectual; brain, genius; academic, bookman, scholar; gearhead, techie

Near Antonyms goldbrick, goof-off, slacker, underachiever; lowbrow

3

very hard or unpleasant work <yard work is a real grind>

Synonyms donkeywork, drudge, drudgery, fatigue, grind, labor, moil, slavery, sweat, travail

Related Words spadework; effort, exertion, pains, struggle, trouble; chore, duty, job, obligation, responsibility; routine, tedium, treadmill

Near Antonyms decompression, ease, leisure, relaxation, repose, rest; amusement, dalliance, diversion, entertainment, recreation, sport; dormancy, idleness, inactivity, inertia, inertness; dallying, goldbricking, loafing, lolling, lounging

Antonyms fun, play

4

an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity <the daily grind of a 50-mile commute was getting old>

Synonyms drill, grind, groove, lockstep, pattern, rote, rut, treadmill

Related Words daily dozen, regimen; housekeeping; custom, fashion, habit, practice (also practise), trick, wont; approach, manner, method, procedure, strategy, style, tack, technique, way; design, plan, program, scheme; convention, policy, tradition