Definition of Grind down

1. Verb. Rule a country as a tyrant.

Exact synonyms: Tyrannise, Tyrannize
Generic synonyms: Dictate
Derivative terms: Tyrant

Definition of Grind down

1. Verb. (idiomatic transitive) To weaken someone's morale over a long period. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grind Down

grimness
grimnesses
grimoire
grimoires
grimselite
grimsir
grimsirs
grimy
grin
grin and bear it
grin like a Cheshire cat
grinch
grinches
grind
grind away
grind down (current term)
grind one's gears
grind organ
grind out
grind to a halt
grindable
grindcore
grinde
grinded
grindelia
grindelias
grinder
grinderies
grinders
grindery

Literary usage of Grind down

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Mathematical Questions and Solutions by W. J. C. Miller (1886)
"To find the radius of the portion left for the second man to grind down, we must write, in (o), n = f ; thus, instead of (B), we shall have 29 32 x 212 cos ..."

2. Animal Biography, Or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners, and Economy by William Bingley (1803)
"highly useful in assisting the gastric juices to grind down the grain and other hard substances which constitute their food. THe stones themselves also ..."

3. A Cyclopædic Dictionary of the Mang'anja Language Spoken in British Central by David Clement Ruffelle Scott (1892)
"... hand-mill stone ; also to nib down or grind down in sharpening the point of anything ... grind down some flour-grains. perera, ku, to press cotton ..."

4. Hawney's Complete Measurer: Or, The Whole Art of Measuring. Being a Plain by William Hawney, Thomas Keith, John D. Craig (1820)
"... and the third 5 shillings : I demand how much of the stone each man must grind down, proportionable to the money he paid J All circles are to each other ..."

5. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1906)
"If this cannot be done, it is customary to grind it ; that is, to grind down irregularities existing between the external surface of the plug and the ..."

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