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grind vs toil

toil vs grind

grind and toil both are nouns.

grind and toil both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
grind Yes No Yes No
toil Yes No Yes No
As nouns, toil is a hypernym of grind; that is, toil is a word with a broader meaning than grind:
  • grind: hard monotonous routine work
  • toil: productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
Other hypernyms of grind include labor, labour.
As verbs, grind and toil are synonyms defined as:
  • grind and toil: work hard
Other synonyms of grind include dig, drudge, fag, labor, labour, moil, travail.
grind (noun) toil (noun)
the act of grinding to a powder or dust productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
hard monotonous routine work
the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground
an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
grind (verb) toil (verb)
reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading work hard
make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
press or grind with a crushing noise
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
Difference between grind and toil

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