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to grind

verb/muˈeɾ/medium

mo·er

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Definitions

1To reduce to powder or small fragments through crushing or friction, usually with a mill or similar instrument.
I'm going to grind coffee for breakfast.
In the past, wheat was ground in millstones.
syn
crushpulverizemill
ant
assembleaggregateform
Common collocations
grind coffeegrind grainsgrind to a powder
Idiomatic expressions
  • grind someone down (to harass or wear someone out)
2To annoy, bother, or tire someone with persistence.

Colloquial sense.

Stop pestering with those questions!
He doesn't stop pestering the boss with requests.
syn
annoybotherharass
ant
pleasesatisfycalm
Common collocations
pester someonepester with questionspester constantly

Etymology

Do latim 'molere'.

Related words

moinhomoagemmoedormó