Meaning of "grind"

grind •

v.
• • 1. to crush into bits: gumiling, gilingin
  • 2. to crush into powder, pulverize: magdurog, dumurog, durugin
  • 3. to pound and crush in a mortar: magdikdik, dumikdik, dikdikin, magbayo, bumayo, bayuhin
  • 4. to sharpen or make smooth by rubbing on something rough: maghasa, ihasa
  • 5. to rub harshly (on, into, against or together): magkiskis, kiskisin, ikiskis
  • 6. to rub (grind) the teeth together: mangalit, pangalitin

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chew

v.
• • 1. masticate, to crush or grind with the teeth: ngumuya, nguyain, ngumata, ngatain
  • 2. to chew sugar cane: magpangos ng tubo, pangusin ang tubo
  • 3. to chew betel nut: ngumanga, ngangain
  • 4. to crunch, crush noisily: ngumalot, ngalutin

mill

n.
• • 1. a machine for grinding rice: kiskisan, gilingan ng palay
  • 2. a place or plant for grinding rice: bigasan, kiskisan
  • 3. a sugar mill: kabyawan

v.
• • 1. to mill or grind rice or corn: gumiling, gilingin, kumiskis, kiskisin
  • 2. to get rice milled: magpakiskis, ipakiskis, magpagiling, ipagiling
  • 3. to mill sugar cane: magkabyaw, kumabyaw, kabyawin
  • 4. to get sugar cane mill: magpakabyaw, ipakabyaw
  • 5. to grind into powder (as coffee or cacao): gumiling, gilingin magmuli, mulihin
  • 6. to move about in a circle in a confused way: magpaikut-ikot, umikut-ikot, paikut-ikutin

pulverize

v.
• • 1. to grind to powder: magpulbos, pumulbos, pulbusin, magligis, lumigis, ligisin
  • 2. to become dust: mapulbos, maligis

gilingan

v.
• • gumiling, maggiling; gilingin (-um-, mag-:-in) to grind something. Gilingin mo ang bigas. Grind the rice.