grind (something) into (something)
1. To crush or pulverize something into something else. This machine will grind the wood into small chips that you can use outside. My daughter has a hard time swallowing pills, so I grind her antihistamine tablets into a fine powder and put them in her yogurt. I hope you have a good blender, because you'll have to grind all his food into smoothies while his jaw is wired shut.
2. To rub or push something into something. Everyone walking on this stain at the party really ground it into the carpet. She dropped her cigarette butt and used her foot to grind it into the sidewalk. The kids always manage to grind grass stains into their baseball pants every game.
3. To put forth effort so that someone learns or remembers something. I stayed up all night, grinding these physics equations into my head. Do I have to grind it into you guys? Clean up after yourselves! I'm only on time because my mom ground it into me that I needed to be here at 7:00.
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grind something into something
1. to pulverize something into powder, grit, particles, etc. The machine ground the rocks into gravel. The mill ground the grain into flour.
2. and grind something in to crush or rub something into something. People's feet ground the cigarette ashes into the carpet. Their feet ground in the ashes.
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