Verb

To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other.

To be mingled or mixed.

* Irving

There is a tone of solemn and sacred feeling that blends with our conviviality.

* To feel no other breezes than are blown / Through its tall woods with high romances blent - , 1884

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(obsolete) To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt; to blot; to stain.

(Spenser)

Verb

(see usage notes below )

To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.

To shape with the force of friction.

grind a lens

grind an axe

(metalworking) To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.

To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.

This corn grinds well.

Steel grinds to a sharp edge.

To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.

(sports) To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.

To oppress, hold down or weaken.

(slang) To rotate the hips erotically.

(slang) To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other.

(video games) To repeat a task in order to gain levels or items.

To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank.

To instill through repetitive teaching.

Grinding lessons into students' heads does not motivate them to learn.

(slang, Hawaii) To eat.

Eh, brah, let's go grind .

(slang) To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.

(Farrar)