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GRIND AWAY

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• GRIND AWAY (verb)
The verb GRIND AWAY has 1 sense:

1. study intensively, as before an exam

Familiarity information: GRIND AWAY used as a verb is very rare.

• GRIND AWAY (verb)

Sense 1

grind away ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Study intensively, as before an exam

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

bone; bone up; grind away; mug up; swot; swot up; cram; drum; get up

Context example:

I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam

Hypernyms (to "grind away" is one way to...):

hit the books; study (learn by reading books)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something PP

"Don't bite the hand that feeds you."
(English proverb)
"Boys will be boys and play boyish games."
(Latin proverb)
"He who peeps at the neighbor's window may chance to lose his eyes."
(Arabic proverb)
"The vine says to the vintager: "Make me poor, and I will make you rich.""
(Corsican proverb)

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