- 1[singular] (informal) an activity that is tiring or boring and takes a lot of time the daily grind of a long commute to work It's a long grind to the top of that particular profession.
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of machines - 2[singular] the unpleasant noise made by machines
- 3[countable] (informal) a person who spends too much time working or studying
boring activity
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