GRIND AWAY Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the phrase grind away. (close relations)
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| cram | verbv | |||||
verb • crowd or pack to capacity • put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled • study intensively, as before an exam • prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam | ||||||
| drum | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end • the sound of a drum • a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends • a cylindrical metal container, commonly used for shipping or storage of liquids • a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes • small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise verb • make a rhythmic sound • play a percussion instrument • study intensively, as before an exam | ||||||
| swot | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious verb • study intensively, as before an exam | ||||||
| bone up | verbv | |||||
verb • study intensively, as before an exam | ||||||
| get up | verbv | |||||
verb • rise to one's feet • get up and out of bed • raise from a lower to a higher position • cause to rise • develop • put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive • arrange by systematic planning and united effort • study intensively, as before an exam | ||||||
| mug up | verbv | |||||
verb • study intensively, as before an exam | ||||||
| swot up | verbv | |||||
verb • study intensively, as before an exam | ||||||
