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Encyclopedia > Grinding

The word grinding can mean many things:

  • Grinding is a manufacturing process that uses friction with a rough surface to wear away or smooth the surface of a work piece - see grinding machine.
  • Grinding is also the action of a grinder when used to grind materials into a powder.
  • Grinding is a form of preparing food for eating, or for use in other forms of cooking. For example, bread and pasta rely on grinding of the flour, the production of tahini (sesame seed paste) involves grinding of the seeds, ground almonds are an important ingredient in many dishes.
  • Grinding in the computer gaming sense, is a pejorative term used to describe the process of engaging in repetitive and/or non-entertaining gameplay (More often than not, battles in RPGS) in order to gain access to other features within the game.
  • Grinding is a modern dancing style which involves two or more partners rubbing their bodies on one another in a sexual manner, a type of public frottage. It is often performed in nightclubs that play pop, urban, and dance music. The most common techniques are:
    • Two dancers face each other and straddle each other's thighs so as to facilitate the rubbing of genitals through the clothing.
    • Two dancers face the same direction so that one's buttocks are rubbing on the other's groin.
  • Grinding is the performing of a trick called a "grind" in various sports:
    External links: Community website covering grinding in multiple sports and other videos [1] [2]
  • Grinding is to play a grindcore blast beat on drums.
  • The grind of a sharp edge is its shape in cross-section, including the curvature of the two surfaces that make the edge and the angle between them.
  • Grinding was a name for prettyprinting in some LISP circles.
  • Grinding is a sexual term that describes the act where the female thrusts her hips forward and gyrates to enhance sexual pleasure.
  • Grinding is a term used in Poker for playing conservatively and patiently for a long period of time.

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Grinding - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (471 words)
Grinding is a manufacturing process that uses friction with a rough surface to wear away or smooth the surface of a work piece - see grinding machine.
Grinding is a modern dancing style which involves two or more partners rubbing their bodies on one another in a sexual manner, a type of public frottage.
Grinding is a sexual term that describes the act where the female thrusts her hips forward and gyrates to enhance sexual pleasure.
Grinding wheel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (567 words)
A grinding wheel is an expendable wheel that carries an abrasive compound on its periphery, these wheels are used in grinding machines
Grinding wheels are self sharpening to a small degree, for optimal use they may be sharpened by the use of grinding dressers.
Because of the heat generated in the grinding process, a burn might also be produced.
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