grind vs dance

grind and dance both are nouns.

grind and dance both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
grind	Yes	No	Yes	No
dance	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dance is a hypernym of grind; that is, dance is a word with a broader meaning than grind:

grind: dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced
dance: move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance

Other hypernyms of grind include trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe.

grind (noun)	dance (noun)
the act of grinding to a powder or dust	taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
hard monotonous routine work	an artistic form of nonverbal communication
the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground	a party for social dancing
an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious	a party of people assembled for dancing

grind (verb)	dance (verb)
reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading	move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together	move in a graceful and rhythmical way
press or grind with a crushing noise	skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways
shape or form by grinding
created by grinding
dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced
work hard

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