grind (n.)
- ail
- application
- badger
- barb
- bark
- beat
- belch
- bibliophile
- bite
- blare
- bone
- booklover
- bookworm
- bray
- break
- bully
- bureaucracy
- bureaucratism
- burn
- burr
- buzz
- cackle
- castrate
- caw
- chafe
- champ
- chaw
- chew
- chinoiserie
- chomp
- chore
- clang
- clangor
- clank
- clash
- con
- contemplation
- cow
- crash
- croak
- crumb
- crunch
- crush
- cut
- daunt
- dig
- distress
- donkeywork
- drill
- drudge
- drudgery
- edge
- emery
- employment
- engrossment
- erase
- exercise
- exertion
- fag
- fatigue
- fester
- file
- fission
- flour
- fragment
- fray
- frazzle
- fret
- gall
- generate
- grain
- grate
- graze
- grinding
- gripe
- grit
- groan
- groove
- growl
- grub
- grumble
- gum
- hack
- hammer
- handiwork
- handwork
- harrow
- harry
- hector
- hone
- hound
- hurt
- industry
- inspection
- jangle
- jar
- labor
- lick
- lucubration
- martyr
- mash
- mill
- mince
- moil
- mouth
- muck
- mugger
- mumble
- munch
- nibble
- nip
- oilstone
- overachiever
- override
- pace
- pain
- peg
- perusal
- pestle
- pierce
- pinch
- plague
- plod
- plodder
- plug
- point
- polish
- pound
- powder
- practice
- prick
- produce
- pumice
- rack
- rasp
- raze
- read
- reading
- reset
- review
- rote
- round
- routine
- rub
- run
- rut
- sand
- sandblast
- sandpaper
- scatter
- scour
- scrape
- scratch
- scrub
- scrunch
- scuff
- set
- shard
- shiver
- shred
- skin
- slave
- slavery
- slogger
- smash
- smooth
- snarl
- snore
- spadework
- splinter
- spur
- squash
- squish
- stab
- sting
- strap
- stroke
- strop
- study
- studying
- subject
- sweat
- swot
- taper
- task
- toil
- torment
- torture
- track
- travail
- treadmill
- twang
- tweak
- twist
- underachiever
- unman
- vet
- wear
- work
- workhorse
- wound
- wring
grind (v.)
- ablate
- abrade
- abrase
- acuminate
- afflict
- agonize
- ail
- atomize
- badger
- barb
- bark
- beat
- belch
- bite
- blare
- blat
- bone
- bray
- break
- brecciate
- browbeat
- bulldoze
- bully
- burn
- burr
- buzz
- cackle
- castrate
- caw
- chafe
- champ
- chaw
- chew
- chirr
- chomp
- clang
- clangor
- clank
- clash
- coerce
- comminute
- compel
- con
- contemplate
- convulse
- cow
- cram
- crash
- craunch
- croak
- crucify
- crumb
- crumble
- crump
- crunch
- crush
- cut
- daunt
- demolish
- diffuse
- dig
- disintegrate
- disperse
- disrupt
- distress
- domineer
- drill
- drudge
- edge
- enslave
- erase
- erode
- examine
- excruciate
- exercise
- fag
- fatigue
- fester
- file
- flour
- fragment
- fray
- frazzle
- fret
- gall
- generate
- gnash
- gnaw
- grain
- granulate
- grate
- graze
- gripe
- grit
- groan
- groove
- growl
- grub
- grumble
- gum
- hack
- hammer
- harass
- harrow
- harry
- hector
- hone
- hound
- hurt
- ill-treat
- inflame
- intimidate
- irritate
- jangle
- jar
- labor
- lacerate
- lick
- lucubrate
- maltreat
- martyr
- martyrize
- mash
- masticate
- mill
- mince
- moil
- mouth
- muck
- mugger
- mumble
- munch
- nibble
- nip
- oppress
- overawe
- overbear
- overmaster
- override
- pace
- pain
- peg
- persecute
- peruse
- pestle
- pierce
- pinch
- plague
- plod
- plug
- point
- polish
- pound
- powder
- practice
- prick
- produce
- pulverize
- pumice
- rack
- rankle
- rasp
- raze
- read
- repress
- reset
- review
- rote
- round
- rub
- ruminate
- run
- rut
- sand
- sandblast
- sandpaper
- scatter
- scour
- scranch
- scrape
- scratch
- scrub
- scrunch
- scuff
- set
- sharpen
- shatter
- shiver
- shred
- skin
- slave
- slog
- smash
- smooth
- snarl
- snore
- splinter
- spur
- squash
- squish
- stab
- sting
- strap
- stroke
- strop
- study
- subdue
- subject
- subjugate
- suppress
- sweat
- swot
- taper
- task
- terrorize
- toil
- torment
- torture
- track
- travail
- twang
- tweak
- twist
- tyrannize
- unman
- vet
- wear
- whet
- work
- wound
- wring
When I see a merchant over-polite to his customers, begging them to taste a little brandy and throwing half his goods on the counter,—thinks I, that man has an axe to grind.
My life is one demd horrid grind.
Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small;
Though with patience He stands waiting, with exactness grinds He all.
Grind the faces of the poor.
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.
