Grind
Grind verb - To make smooth by friction.
How words are described
| typical | typical grind | typical hack |
| original | original grind | original hack |
| single | single grind | single hack |
| difficult | difficult grind | difficult hack |
| Other adjectives: successful, massive, big, little, infamous, major, traditional, ridiculous, harder. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The rom hack Pokémon Crystal Enhanced has the level curve set so high that you must grind for a large amount of time wherever you go.
Source: Level Grinding -
An Axe to Grind: The prologue has a young Terry hack up a moviegoer with an old axe he finds lying around.
Source: Film / Blood Rage -
An Axe to Grind: One of the hippies finds an axe and clings to it religously, using it to hack people up, for the rest of the film after he goes nuts.
Source: Film / I Drink Your Blood
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