| Main Entry: | grind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | crush, pulverize |
Synonyms: |
abrade, atomize, attenuate, beat, bray, chop up, comminute, crumble, crumple, disintegrate, file, granulate, grate, kibble, levigate, mill, pestle, pound, powder, pulverize, rasp, reduce, roll out, scrape, shiver, triturate |
| Main Entry: | pound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | crush; beat rhythmically |
Synonyms: |
batter, belabor, bruise, buffet, clobber, comminute, drub, hammer, hit, malleate, palpitate, pelt, pestle, powder, pulsate, pulse, pulverize, pummel, stomp, strike, thrash, throb, thump, tramp, triturate, wallop |
| Main Entry: | powder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | crush into fine grains; sprinkle fine grains |
Synonyms: |
abrade, bray, comminute, cover, crumble, crunch, dredge, dust, file, flour, granulate, grate, grind, pestle, pound, pulverize, rasp, reduce, scatter, scrape, smash, strew, triturate |
Antonyms: |
solidify |
| Main Entry: | pulverize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | smash by beating, crushing |
Synonyms: |
abrade, atomize, beat, bray, break up, buck, comminute, contriturate, crumble, crunch, crush, flour, fragment, fragmentalize, fragmentize, granulate, grate, grind, levigate, micronize, mill, mull, pestle, pound, powder, shatter, splinter, triturate |