Grind and Improve

Grind

Grind verb - To make smooth by friction.

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Improve and grind are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Improve" instead a verb "Grind".

Nearby Words: grinding, grinder, grinded

Improve verb - To make better.

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Grind and improve are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grind" instead a verb "Improve".

skill	grind skill	improve skill
character	grind character	improve character
time	grind time	improve time
world	grind world	improve world
Other words: bit, game, skills, stat, stats.

Luck-Based Mission: Having Dudu or Monica improve your weapons and units by adding grind levels and abilities to them.

Source: Video Game / Phantasy Star Online 2
In Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean, Level Grinding isn't particularly useful, since your decks matter more than your level...but then you have to grind for magnus drops to improve your decks, so it's the same effect.

Source: Forced Level-Grinding
Villain Forgot to Level Grind: Since no-one in their right mind would let him improve while dead, Freeza is so outdated Gohan can one-shot him.

Source: Anime / Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn

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