Groan vs Grind - What's the difference?
groan | grind |
A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration or disapproval.
To make a groan.
(obsolete) To strive after earnestly, as if with groans.
* Herbert
To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
To shape with the force of friction.
(metalworking) To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.
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.
(slang, Hawaii) To eat.
(slang) To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.
The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
A tedious task.
A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.
(archaic, slang) One who studies hard; a swot.
(subgenre of heavy metal)
As nouns the difference between groan and grind
is that groan is a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief while grind is .As a verb groan
is to make a groan.groan
English
Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- We groaned at his awful jokes.
- The wooden table groaned under the weight of the banquet.
- Nothing but holy, pure, and clear, / Or that which groaneth to be so.
Anagrams
* * *grind
English
(wikipedia grind)Verb
(see usage notes below )- grind a lens
- grind an axe
- This corn grinds well.
- Steel grinds to a sharp edge.
- Grinding lessons into students' heads does not motivate them to learn.
- Eh, brah, let's go grind .
- (Farrar)
Usage notes
* In the sports and video game senses, the past participle and past tense form grinded is often used instead of the irregular form ground. * Historically, there also existed a past participle form grounden, but it is now archaic or obsolete. * When used to denote sexually suggestive dancing between two partners, the past participle and past tense form grinded is almost always used.Derived terms
* bump and grind * have an axe to grindNoun
(en noun)- This bag contains espresso grind .
- This homework is a grind .