grind
verb
1 verb crush TRANSITIVEmeil verb they grind the corn meileann siad an t-arbharhe ground it into powder rinne sé púdar de, rinne sé snaois de 2 verb (US) mince (meat) TRANSITIVEmionaigh verb to grind beef mairteoil a mhionúTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb rub into surface TRANSITIVEhe ground it into the ashtray bhrúigh sé isteach sa luaithreadán éthe cake was ground into the carpet bhí an císte satailte isteach sa chairpéad 4 verb shape or polish TRANSITIVElíomh verb to grind an axe tua a líomhadhto grind a lens lionsa a shnoí 5 verb rub together INTRANSITIVEdíosc verb díoscarnaigh verb the metal was grinding bhí an miotal ag díoscarnach 6 verb work noisily INTRANSITIVEdíosc verb díoscarnaigh verb I can hear the engine grinding up the road is féidir liom an t-inneall a chloisteáil ag díoscarnach suas an bótharthe bus ground its way forward rinne an bus a bhealach chun tosaigh go díoscánach 7 verb continue slowly INTRANSITIVEtreabh leat the case is grinding its way through the courts tá an cás ag gluaiseacht go mall trí na cúirteanna, tá an cás ag treabhadh go mall trí na cúirteannahe's grinding his way through the book tá sé ag treabhadh leis tríd an leabhar, tá sé ag treabhadh a shlí tríd an leabhar go mall 8 verb informal gyrate, thrust pelvis INTRANSITIVEguairneán a dhéanamh
noun
9 noun machine sounddíoscán masc1 the grind of traffic díoscán tráchta 10 noun laborious routineshe'd do anything to escape the grind dhéanfadh sí aon rud chun an ghnáthsclábhaíocht a sheachaint, dhéanfadh sí aon rud chun an ghnáthstreachailt a sheachainthe hated the grind of class after class b'fhuath leis an sclábhaíocht a bhain le rang i ndiaidh ranga, bhí an ghráin aige ar an leadrán a bhain le rang i ndiaidh ranga 11 noun ED extra tuitionrang breiseteagasc sa bhreisshe's getting grinds tá sí ag fáil teagasc sa bhreishe gives grinds tugann sé ranganna breise