Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun grinding

3 senses of grinding

Sense 1
grinding -- (material resulting from the process of grinding; "vegetable grindings clogged the drain")
       => atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck -- ((nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything)

Sense 2
grinding -- (a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears))
       => noise -- (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels")

Sense 3
grinding, abrasion, attrition, detrition -- (the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice)
       => friction, rubbing -- (the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb grind

7 senses of grind

Sense 1
crunch, cranch, craunch, grind -- (press or grind with a crushing noise)
       => press -- (exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot")
          Phrasal Verb-> grind down#1

Sense 2
grate, grind -- (make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger")
       => break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise -- (break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented")

Sense 3
labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil -- (work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long")
       => work, do work -- (be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college")

Sense 4
grind -- (dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced)
       => dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe -- (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio")

Sense 5
grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute -- (reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic")
       => break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise -- (break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented")

Sense 6
grind -- (created by grinding; "grind designs into the glass bowl")
       => make, create -- (make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor")

Sense 7
grind -- (shape or form by grinding; "grind lenses for glasses and cameras")
       => shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge -- (make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword")