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

2 senses of meat grinder

Sense 1
meat grinder -- (a mill for grinding meat)
       => mill, grinder, milling machinery -- (machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing)

Sense 2
meat grinder -- (any action resulting in injury or destruction; "the meat grinder of politics destroyed his reputation"; "allied forces crumbled before the Wehrmacht meat grinder")
       => aggression, hostility -- (violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked)