3. grind, mill, pulverization, pulverisation -- (the act of grinding to a powder or dust)
Overview of verb grind
The verb grind has 7 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (5) crunch, cranch, craunch, grind -- (press or grind with a crunching noise)
2. (3) grate, grind -- (make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger")
3. (2) grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute -- (reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic")
4. (1) labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil -- (work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long")
5. (1) grind -- (dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced)
6. grind -- (created by grinding; "grind designs into the glass bowl")
7. grind -- (shape or form by grinding; "grind lenses for glasses and cameras")