Definisi : ~ to; ~ to a halt, (of vehicle, procession, etc) berhenti perlahan-lahan: the locomotive ground to a halt at the station, kepala kereta api itu berhenti perlahan-lahan di stesen; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ out, a. utter in grating voice, approp v + dgn suara yg garau: “Keep quiet”, he ground out, “Senyap”, katanya dgn suara yg garau; b. (derog) produce in a boringly routine way, mengeluarkan: they ~ out cheap novels for the undiscerning reader, mereka mengeluarkan novel picisan utk pembaca yg tdk peka; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ on, a. (of speaker) meneruskan /ceramah, syarahan, pidato/ dgn cara yg membosankan; b. (of a procedure etc) berterusan: the legal dispute ground on without any solution in sight, pertikaian undang-undang itu berterusan dgn tiada tanda-tanda penyelesaian; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ st into, a. see (vt sense 1.); b. press st forcibly into, menenyehkan sst pd: she ground her heel into the sand, dia menenyehkan tumitnya pd pasir; after ~ing his cigarette butt into the ashtray, he left the room, setelah menenyeh-nenyehkan puntung rokoknya pd bekas abu rokok, dia keluar dr bilik itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ so. down, (fig.) oppress so., (act.) menindas sso; (pass.) sso tertindas: the people were ground down by years of tyrannical rule, rakyat telah tertindas oleh pemerintahan yg zalim selama bertahun-tahun; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ away (at st), bertungkus-lumus + approp v: their final-year exam is just two weeks away so they are ~ing away at it, peperiksaan akhir tahun mereka hanya dua minggu lagi, jadi mereka bertungkus-lumus mengulang kaji; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ the faces of the poor, menindas orang-orang miskin; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vt 1. crush, a. (with circular motions) mengisar: to ~ coffee beans, mengisar biji-biji kopi; the corn was ground into flour, jagung itu dikisar menjadi tepung; b. (by pounding) menumbuk: she ground the chillies into a paste, dia menumbuk cili itu hingga lumat; c. (with stone roller) menggiling; 2. sharpen, mengasah, menajamkan: to ~ a knife, mengasah pisau; 3. polish (lens, precious stones) mencanai; 4. grate (teeth) mengeritkan; 5. press and rub hard, menenyeh-nenyeh: he ground the half-finished cigarette with his shoe, dia menenyeh-nenyeh rokok yg telah dihisap separuh dgn kasutnya; 6. operate by turning, memutarkan: to ~ an organ, memutarkan organ; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vi 1. crush, mengisar: the new gadget ~s well, mesin baru itu mengisar dgn baik; 2. (of machine) berkeriut: from a distance you could hear the old lift ~ing, dr jauh, kita dapat mendengar lif lama itu berkeriut; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n 1. (colloq) laborious routine, kerja berat yg /membosankan, menjemukan, menjelakkan/: compiling a dictionary is a ~, menyusun kamus merupakan kerja berat yg membosankan; daily ~, kerja /harian, sehari-hari/ yg /membosankan, menjemukan, menjelakkan/; 2. certain grade of pulverization (of coffee beans etc) serbuk kisaran: a fine ~, serbuk kisaran yg halus; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)