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Meaning of grinder

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  grinder
      n 1: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split
           lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and
           onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used
           in different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber},
           {grinder}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy},
           {Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub},
           {submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge},
           {zep}]
      2: grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the
         premolars [syn: {molar}, {grinder}]
      3: machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
         [syn: {mill}, {grinder}, {milling machinery}]
      4: a machine tool that polishes metal

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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