grind down (English, verb)
expansion: grind down (third-person singular simple present grinds down, present participle grinding down, simple past and past participle ground down)
Senses:
glosses: To make something hard smaller and smoother by gradually rubbing off tiny bits; to wear down by grinding action.
tags: transitive
glosses: To weaken someone's morale over a long period.
tags: idiomatic
transitive
Forms:
form: grinds down
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: grinding down
tags: participle
present
form: ground down
tags: participle
past
form: ground down
tags: past