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GRIND DOWN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does grind down mean?
• GRIND DOWN (verb)
The verb GRIND DOWN has 1 sense:
1. rule a country as a tyrant
Familiarity information: GRIND DOWN used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rule a country as a tyrant
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
grind down; tyrannise; tyrannize
Hypernyms (to "grind down" is one way to...):
dictate (rule as a dictator)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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