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in the PONS Dictionary

I. grind [graɪnd] N

1. grind no pl (crushing sound):

grind: Knirschen nt

the slow grind of the legal system fig: die langsamen Mühlen der Justiz

2. grind no pl inf (of work):

grind: Plackerei f <-> inf

the daily grind: der tägliche Trott

to be a real grind: sehr mühsam sein

3. grind inf:

grind: Arbeitstier nt <-(e)s, -e> fig inf

4. grind esp Brit dated vulg (have sexual intercourse):

to have a [good] grind: [ordentlich] vögeln vulg

5. grind Irish:

grind: Nachhilfe f <-, -n>

to receive grinds: Nachhilfe kriegen inf

II. grind <ground, ground> [graɪnd] VB trans

1. grind (crush):

to grind sth coffee, pepper: etw mahlen

freshly ground coffee: frisch gemahlener Kaffee

to grind sth [in]to flour/a powder: etw fein zermahlen

to grind meat Am, Aus: Fleisch fein hacken

to grind one's teeth: mit den Zähnen knirschen

2. grind (press firmly):

to grind sth cigarette: etw ausdrücken

to grind sth (with foot): etw austreten

Sara ground her cigarette into the ashtray: Sara drückte ihre Zigarette im Aschenbecher aus

3. grind (sharpen):

to grind sth: etw schleifen <schliff, geschliffen> [o. schärfen] [o. wetzen]

Phrases:

to grind the faces of the poor Brit fig liter: die Armen [schändlich] ausbeuten

III. grind <ground, ground> [graɪnd] VB intr

to grind to a halt car, machine: [quietschend] zum Stehen kommen

to grind to a halt production: stocken

to grind to a halt negotiations: sich acc festfahren

Phrases:

the mills of God grind slowly [but they grind exceeding small] prov: Gottes Mühlen mahlen langsam [aber trefflich fein] prov

grind <ground, ground> [ɡraʊnd] VB

grind: mahlen

grind away VB intr inf

grind away: sich acc schinden [o. inf abschuften]

there are many who grind away at boring factory jobs: es gibt viele, die sich mit eintöniger Fabrikarbeit herumplagen müssen

grind down VB trans

1. grind down (file):

to grind down ⇆ sth: etw abschleifen [o. abwetzen]

to grind down ⇆ sth mill: etw zerkleinern

to grind down cereal: Getreide schroten

to grind sth down to flour: etw zermahlen

2. grind down (wear):

to grind down ⇆ sth: etw abtragen

3. grind down (mentally wear out):

to grind down ⇆ sb: jdn zermürben

to grind down ⇆ sb (oppress): jdn unterdrücken

to grind down ⇆ sb (treat cruelly): jdn schinden [o. quälen]

she was ground down by years of abuse: die jahrelangen Misshandlungen hatten sie zermürbt

grind on VB intr

grind on: [ewig so] weitergehen

grind on: sich acc [weiter] hinziehen

to grind on and on: genau so weitermachen wie bisher

grind out VB trans

1. grind out (produce continuously):

to grind out ⇆ sth: ununterbrochen etw produzieren

as a museum guide you grind out the same boring old information every day: als Museumsführer muss man jeden Tag das gleiche Programm abspulen

2. grind out (extinguish):

to grind out ⇆ a cigarette: eine Zigarette ausdrücken

to grind out ⇆ a cigarette (with foot): eine Zigarette austreten

grind through VB intr

to grind through sth: sich acc durch etw acc [hindurch]arbeiten [o. inf [hindurch]ackern]

grind up VB trans

to grind up ⇆ sth: etw fein zerkleinern

Present
I	grind
you	grind
he/she/it	grinds
we	grind
you	grind
they	grind

Past
I	ground
you	ground
he/she/it	ground
we	ground
you	ground
they	ground

Present Perfect
I	have	ground
you	have	ground
he/she/it	has	ground
we	have	ground
you	have	ground
they	have	ground

Past Perfect
I	had	ground
you	had	ground
he/she/it	had	ground
we	had	ground
you	had	ground
they	had	ground

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

daily grind: Alltagstrott m <-s> kein pl

to grind one's teeth: mit den Zähnen knirschen a. fig

to grind coffee beans: Kaffeebohnen mahlen

to grind down cereal: Getreide schroten

to grind meat Am, Aus: Fleisch fein hacken

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