grind your teeth

grind your teeth
grind your teeth phrase
to rub your top and bottom teeth together in a way that makes a noise
Thesaurus: to have or use teethhyponym
Main entry: grind

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  • grind your teeth — to rub your top and bottom teeth together in a way that makes a noise …   English dictionary

  • grind — [[t]gra͟ɪnd[/t]] grinds, grinding, ground 1) VERB If you grind a substance such as corn, you crush it between two hard surfaces or with a machine until it becomes a fine powder. [V n] Store the peppercorns in an airtight container and grind the… …   English dictionary

  • grind — grind1 [graınd] v past tense and past participle ground [graund] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(into small pieces)¦ 2¦(smooth/sharp)¦ 3¦(press)¦ 4 grind your teeth 5 grind to a halt Phrasal verbs  grind somebody<=>down  grind on  grind something<=>out… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • grind — grind1 [ graınd ] (past tense and past participle ground [ graund ] ) verb ** 1. ) grind or grind up transitive to break something into very small pieces or powder, by using a machine or by crushing it between two hard surfaces: The mill was used …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • grind — 1 verb past tense and past participle ground, 1 INTO SMALL PIECES (T) a) also grind up (T) to break something such as corn or coffee beans into small pieces or powder, either in a machine or between two hard surfaces b) AmE to cut food,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • grind — I UK [ɡraɪnd] / US verb Word forms grind : present tense I/you/we/they grind he/she/it grinds present participle grinding past tense ground UK [ɡraʊnd] / US past participle ground ** 1) grind or grind up [transitive] to break something into very… …   English dictionary

  • grind — [graɪnd] (past tense and past participle ground [graʊnd] ) verb [T] I 1) to break something into very small pieces or powder, either by using a machine or by crushing it between two hard surfaces The mill was used for grinding corn.[/ex] 2) to… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • grind — 01. I like this café. They [grind] their own coffee, so it s really fresh. 02. The waiter [ground] fresh pepper over my pasta dish. 03. We bought a coffee [grinder] for my mom for her birthday. 04. There s a frightening [grinding] sound coming… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • Bruxism — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 29661 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001413 eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = Bruxism (from the Greek βρυγμός (brugmós), gnashing of teeth ) is the grinding of the teeth,… …   Wikipedia

  • tooth — noun 1 individual tooth ADJECTIVE ▪ broken, chipped, missing ▪ bad, decayed, rotten ▪ loose ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

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