grind
1. verb, informal To engage in some activity with great intensity, devotion, or dedication. Everyone else has been grinding for their exams this week, so there hasn't been much to do. Our team has been grinding away at this project for months. If we don't grind on this marketing campaign, we're liable to lose the company as a client.
2. verb, slang To rotate one's hips and pelvis in an erotic or suggestive manner, especially while dancing. Some guy came up and started grinding against me on the dance floor. Check out these two grinding on the dance floor! Ugh, I feel dirty just watching them. Look, buddy, I'm here to dance with my girlfriends and have a good time. If you want to grind on someone, pick another girl, huh?
3. noun, informal A tedious or laborious routine, especially of work or study. I'm lucky to have a job in today's economy, but this daily grind is starting to get me down. I'm so thrilled to be off next week—I really need a break from the daily grind. Thank goodness tomorrow is Saturday—the daily grind really wore me down this week.
4. noun, slang A student who studies or works to an excessive amount or degree. Primarily heard in US. Come on, Tom, don't be such a grind. It's Saturday night—come have some fun for a change! I don't care if other people think I'm a grind—my goal is to become valedictorian, so I need work hard! What's the point in being a grind? It's not like you have to have a 4.0 GPA to go to college.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.