Of or pertaining to the act or sound of grinding. / Relentlessly taxing; burdensome; exacting to the point of exhaustion. / (obsolete) Crushing; oppressive; overwhelming.

plural of grind / (Ireland, colloquial) Tutoring; extra lessons in a specific subject outside of school hours. / (Hawaii, slang) Food, eats. / (coffee, proscribed) Used ground coffee, coffee grounds.

plural of grinding

(idiomatic) The difficult, routine, or monotonous tasks of daily work.

(intransitive, of an activity) To come to a standstill, or cease to be productive or make progress, due to an obstacle.

Alternative spelling of bump and grind

(idiomatic) A sexually suggestive dance involving exaggerated hip movements, especially a striptease dance.

(idiomatic) To perform such a dance or such movements.

(transitive) To produce in a laborious and formulaic manner.

(transitive) To make something hard smaller and smoother by gradually rubbing off tiny bits, to wear down. / (idiomatic, transitive) To weaken someone's morale over a long period.