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as in nerds
a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits
don't be such a grind—go out with your friends and enjoy yourself
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as in sweats
very hard or unpleasant work
yard work is a real grind
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as in rubs
to make smooth by friction
after they are ground and polished, these stones can be used for jewelry
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as in grits
to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound
everyone in the car winced when the driver ground the gears trying to shift into second
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as in sharpens
to make sharp or sharper
better grind down that ax before you even think about trying to cut down that tree
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as in smooths
to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure
used the finest polishing paper he could to grind down the facets of the diamond before dusting it with a soft cloth
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