(informal, transitive, intransitive) To pay money, to disburse; especially, to pay a great deal of money.

(transitive) To make straight. / (transitive, idiomatic) To correct or rectify. / (transitive, idiomatic) To eliminate confusion from or concerning.

(idiomatic) To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner. / To plead guilty and ask for mercy.

(transitive) To separate and recover (valuable minerals) by swirling dirt or crushed rock in a pan of water, in the manner of a traditional prospector seeking gold.

simple past tense and past participle of grind out

(slang, baseball, dated, 19th c.) three outs.

(transitive) to distribute

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, out. / To be discovered, be revealed. / To be published, be issued.

Of or pertaining to the spending of cash rather than using credit. / (slang) Shocking and unexpected.

(idiomatic) Experiencing a temporary misfortune.