grind
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7.9
- noun
- /ɡraɪnd/
- Offensive
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empollón
- In our study group, Sarah was definitely the grind, meticulously reviewing every detail before the exam.
Examples
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Not only are you a hopeless grind, but you're an immature, whiney, crybaby bitch.
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Students shared the work instead of hiring cooks and cleaning women, and the membership included many social misfits—kooks, greasy grinds, plus Negroes and Jews.
Fiction book (1999) -
" Meltzer's just a grind," I said.
Fiction book (1992) -
Don't be such a grind.
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And the other was an ex-boyfriend with a massive axe to grind who had been trying to destroy me for five years.
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In other words, the grind gets his chance against the 10 o'clock scholar.
Blog text (20) -
At William and Mary, I was a greasy grind, Phi Beta, all A's.
Fiction book (1993) -
He was known as a grind because he always studied late into the night, aiming for straight A's.
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Everyone referred to Tim as a grind since he prioritized studying over socializing during college.
Synonyms
235
5.0
A person who is very interested in subjects like science or computers and often shy
18
8.7
A person who knows a lot about one subject and likes studying it
1
9.6
A student who works very hard at school and is often teased
Antonyms
Compounds
- Archaic
A small music machine you turn by hand to play tunes from a cylinder with pegs
How Studious
Surface Forms
Etymology
Grind meaning a very hard-working student comes from the image of someone who 'grinds' through study without stop. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a student who keeps working slowly and steadily until the job is done.