grind out

verb

To produce in a laborious and formulaic manner.

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churn outcrank out
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Meanings

verbgrind out (third-person singular simple present grinds out, present participle grinding out, simple past and past participle ground out)

present singular third person grinds out · participle present grinding out · participle past ground out · past ground out

  1. transitiveTo produce in a laborious and formulaic manner.

    City have lapped up the plaudits this season for a series of handsome wins but manager Roberto Mancini has demanded that his side also learn to grind out results when they do not play well. He now has an example to point to.

    2011 November 5, Phil Dawkes, “QPR 2 - 3 Man City”, in BBC Sport

    Synonyms: churn out

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo produce in a laborious and formulaic manner.

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churn out

More synonyms by meaning

verbproduce in a routine or monotonous manner

Similar
crank out
Broader
producebring forth
Also see
crank out

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

grind out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grind%20out

MLA

“grind out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grind%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grind out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grind%20out.

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