MEAT GRINDER
Dictionary entry overview: What does meat grinder mean? • MEAT GRINDER (noun)
The noun MEAT GRINDER has 2 senses:
1. a mill for grinding meat
2. any action resulting in injury or destruction
Familiarity information: MEAT GRINDER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MEAT GRINDER (noun)
Meaning:
A mill for grinding meat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("meat grinder" is a kind of...):
grinder; mill; milling machinery (machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing)
Meaning:
Any action resulting in injury or destruction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context examples:
the meat grinder of politics destroyed his reputation / allied forces crumbled before the Wehrmacht meat grinder
Hypernyms ("meat grinder" is a kind of...):
aggression; hostility (violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked)
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