GRIND

See CORN.

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Grind. Grind
(Ex. 32:20; Deut. 9:21; Judg. 16:21), to crush small (Heb. tahan); to oppress the poor (Isa. 3:5). The hand-mill was early used by the Hebrews (Num. 11:8). It consisted of two stones, the upper (Deut. 24:6; 2 Sam. 11:21) being movable and slightly concave, the lower being stationary. The grinders mentioned Eccl. 12:3 are the teeth. (See MILL.)

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grind. Grind, v.t. ground, pret. ground, pa. to sharpen, rub, reduce to powder, harass, oppress

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Grind (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ground (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Grinding.] [[AS. grindan; perh. akin to L. frendere to gnash, grind. Cf. Grist.]] 1. 1. To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the action of millstones.
Take the millstones, and grind meal. Is. xivii. 2. 2. 2. To wear down, polish, or sharpen, by friction; to make smooth, sharp, or pointed; to whet, as a knife or drill; to rub against one another, as teeth, etc.
3. 3. To oppress by severe exactions; to harass.
To grind the subject or defraud the prince. Dryden. 4. 4. To study hard for examination.