MEAT GRINDER

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 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)