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  I.grind1 /ɡraɪnd/ BrE  AmE  verb (past tense and past participle ground /ɡraʊnd/)   [Language: Old English; Origin: grindan]   1. INTO SMALL PIECES [transitive]     a) (also grind up) to break something such as corn or coffee beans into small pieces or powder, either in a machine or between two hard surfaces:         freshly ground pepper     b) American English to cut food, especially raw meat, into very small pieces by putting it through a machine SYN mince British English:         ground beef   2. SMOOTH/SHARP [transitive] to make something smooth or sharp by rubbing it on a hard surface or by using a machine:         a stone for grinding knives and scissors        The lenses are ground to a high standard of precision.   3. PRESS     a) [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to press something onto a surface and rub it with a strong twisting movement    grind something into something        He dropped a cigar butt and ground it into the carpet with his heel.        He ground out his cigarette on the window ledge.     b) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to press hard against something    grind against/together        as these plates  (=large areas of land) grind against each other   4. grind your teeth to rub your upper and lower teeth together, making a noise   5. grind to a halt (also come to a grinding halt)     a) if a vehicle grinds to a halt, it stops gradually:         Traffic ground to a halt as it approached the accident site.     b) if a country, organization, or process grinds to a halt, its activity or the process gradually stops:         After two days the talks had ground to a halt.   6. PERFORM A MOVEMENT to perform a special movement in ↑skateboarding or ROLLERBLADING, which involves moving sideways along the edge of something, so that the bar connecting the wheels of the ↑skateboard or ↑Rollerblade presses hard against the edge    ⇨ have an axe to grind at ↑axe1(4)       • • •   THESAURUS     ▪ press to push something down or against a surface with your fingers or foot:  The doctor gently pressed her stomach. |  To move forward, press the accelerator. |  I pressed ‘delete’ and started again.     ▪ squeeze to press something inwards from both sides:  It’s one of those balls that make a funny noise when you squeeze it. |  Squeeze the lemon and add the juice to the sauce.     ▪ squash to press something against a surface accidentally and damage it by making it flat:  Don’t squash the tomatoes. |  He sat on my hat and squashed it.     ▪ crush to press something very hard so that it breaks into very small pieces, or is very badly damaged:  Crush two cloves of garlic. |  The front of the car was completely crushed in the crash.     ▪ mash to press cooked vegetables or fruit until they are soft and smooth:  Mash the potatoes while they are warm. |  Babies love mashed bananas.     ▪ grind to press something solid until it becomes a powder, using a machine or tool:  the machine that grinds the corn |  freshly ground coffee   grind somebody ↔ down phrasal verb     to treat someone in a cruel way for such a long time that they lose all courage and hope SYN oppress:         I’ve never let male colleagues grind me down.   grind on phrasal verb     to continue for an unpleasantly long time:         As the negotiations grind on, time is passing towards the deadline.   grind something ↔ out phrasal verb    1. to produce information, writing, music etc in such large amounts that it becomes boring SYN churn out:         Frank just keeps grinding out detective stories.    2. written to say something in a rough, angry, or emotional way:         ‘You don’t love him,’ he ground out. II.grind2 BrE  AmE  noun   1. [singular] something that is hard work and physically or mentally tiring:         I find the journey to work a real grind.        workers emerging from their daily grind in the factory   2. [countable] American English informal a student who never does anything except study SYN swot British English   3. [countable] a movement in ↑skateboarding or ROLLERBLADING, which involves moving sideways along the edge of something, so that the bar connecting the wheels of the ↑skateboard or ↑Rollerblade presses hard against the edge
  grindhu |  |  |  |  |  | ◎ | [graind] |  | ※ | danh từ |  |   | ■ | sự xay, sự tán, sự nghiền |  |   | ■ | sự mài |  |   | ■ | tiếng nghiến ken két |  |   | ■ | (nghĩa bóng) công việc cực nhọc đều đều |  |   | ☆ | the daily grind |  |   | công việc hằng ngày  |  |   | ■ | cuộc đi bộ để tập luyện |  |   | ■ | lớp học cấp tốc để đi thi; lớp luyện thi |  |   | ■ | (từ lóng) cuộc đua ngựa nhảy rào |  |   | ■ | (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) học sinh học gạo |  | ※ | động từ ground |  |   | ■ | xay, tán, nghiền |  |   | ☆ | to grind corn into flour  |  |   | xay lúa mì thành bột  |  |   | ■ | mài, giũa |  |   | ☆ | to grind a knife  |  |   | mài dao |  |   | ☆ | to grind diamonds |  |   | mài kim cương |  |   | ☆ | to grind one's teeth together |  |   | nghiến răng |  |   | ☆ | the ship grinding on the rocks |  |   | tàu sạt vào những tảng đá |  |   | ☆ | to grind one's heel into the ground |  |   | di di gót chân xuống đất  |  |   | ■ | đàn áp, áp bức, đè nén |  |   | ☆ | to grind the faces of the poor |  |   | áp bức người nghèo  |  |   | ■ | quay (cối xay cà phê) |  |   | ☆ | to grind music out of a hurdy-gurdy |  |   | quay đàn |  |   | ☆ | to grind out some verses |  |   | nặn ra vài câu thơ |  |   | ■ | bắt (ai) làm việc cật lực |  |   | ■ | nhồi nhét |  |   | ☆ | to grind for the exam |  |   | học nhồi để thi |  |   | 〆 | to grind away |  |   | ✓ | (+ at) làm cật lực, làm tích cực |  |   | ✓ | học tập cần cù; học gạo |  |   | 〆 | to grind down |  |   | ✓ | xay nhỏ, tán nhỏ, nghiền nhỏ, nghiền nát |  |   | ✓ | hành hạ, áp bức |  |   | 〆 | to grind in |  |   | ✓ | (kỹ thuật) mài, nghiền, rà |  |   | 〆 | to grind out |  |   | ✓ | đè bẹp, giẫm nát, nghiền nát |  |   | ✓ | nghiền, nạo ra |  |   | ☆ | to grind out an oath |  |   | nghiến răng lại mà nguyền rủa |  |   | 〆 | to grind up |  |   | ✓ | nghiền nhỏ, tán nhỏ |  |   | 〆 | to grind one's own axe |  |   | ✓ | theo đuổi mục đích cá nhân |  |   | 〆 | to have an axe to grind |  |   | ✓ | có một mục đích cá nhân phải đạt |  |   | 〆 | to grind to a halt/standstill |  |   | ✓ | hãm lại, dừng lại |  
 
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