[ɡrʌɪnd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- reduce (something) to small particles or powder by crushing it
(e.g: grind some black pepper over the salad)

- rub or cause to rub together gratingly
(e.g: mountain ranges developed along fault lines where tectonic plates ground against one another)

- (of a dancer) gyrate the hips erotically
(e.g: there were sweaty bodies everywhere bumping and grinding to the music)


Phrases:
- grind to a halt

Origin:
Old English grindan, probably of Germanic origin. Although no cognates are known, it may be distantly related to Latin frendere ‘rub away, gnash’

[ɡrʌɪnd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a crushing or grating sound or motion
(e.g: the crunch and grind of bulldozers)

- hard dull work
(e.g: relief from the daily grind)

- a dancer's erotic gyration of the hips
(e.g: a bump and grind)


Phrases:
- grind to a halt

Origin:
Old English grindan, probably of Germanic origin. Although no cognates are known, it may be distantly related to Latin frendere ‘rub away, gnash’