Grinder

Grind, grinder, or grinding may refer to:

Machinery

• Blade grinder, includes food processors, blenders, electric coffee and spice grinders, etc.
• Grinding (abrasive cutting), an abrasive machining process that uses a grinding wheel as the cutting tool
• Grinding machine, used in a machining operation to refine the surface of materials
• Angle grinder, a handheld power tool
• Coffee grinder, a machine used for grinding coffee
• Herb grinder, a grinder used for herbs including marijuana
• Meat grinder, a machine used for grinding food
• Tool and cutter grinder, a machine used to manufacture or resharpen cutting tools
• Wet grinder, a grinder that uses water either to soften the product ground or to keep the grinding elements cool
• Grinder winch, a device for tensioning a rope to control a sail on a boat

People

• Grinder (surname)
• Bob Baker (boxer) (1926–2002), American heavyweight boxer nicknamed "The Grinder"
• Michael Mizrachi (born 1981), American professional poker player nicknamed "The Grinder"

Places

• Grinder, Norway, a village
• Grinder Island, Marshall Archipelago, Antarctica
• Grinder Rock, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica
• Grinder's Stand, Tennessee, the tavern whose cabin inn Meriweather Lewis died in, in October 1809
• Grinder's Switch, Tennessee, the fictional birthplace of Miniie Pearl and a real-life depot
• Grinder, Tennessee, a municipality near Nashville, mentioned in James Rollins' SIGMA Force novel The Devil Colony

Brands or products

• Grinder sandwich, a regional name for a submarine sandwich
• Grinders (footwear), a footwear brand
• Grindr, a geosocial networking application geared towards gay and bisexual men

Arts, entertainment, and media

Dance

• Grinding (dance), a type of close partner dance also known as juking, freak dancing, freaking or in the Caribbean, wining

Games

• Grinding (video gaming), a term used to describe the process of engaging in repetitive tasks during video games
• The Grinder (video game), a video game
• Młynek (Nine Men's Morris), a board game also known as Grinder

Music

• Grinder (band), a German speed/thrash band from the late 80s and early 90s
• Organ grinder, the operator of a street organ

Body enhancements

• Grinder (biohacking community), also known as a biohacker, designer and installer of DIY body enhancements

Television

• The Grinder (TV series), a 2015 American sitcom

Sports

• Grinder (hockey), an ice hockey player whose primary function is checking opponents
• Grinder (sailing position), a specific role in yachting, whose primary role is to use winches to control the sails

Transportation

• HMS Grinder, several ships of the Royal Navy

See also

• Grider (disambiguation)
• Grinde (disambiguation)
• Grindr, a gay dating app