"grind down" meaning in English

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        {
          "text": "The old dog's teeth had been ground down by constant use.",
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      "glosses": [
        "To make something hard smaller and smoother by gradually rubbing off tiny bits; to wear down by grinding action."
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        "(transitive) To make something hard smaller and smoother by gradually rubbing off tiny bits; to wear down by grinding action."
      ],
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          "word": "noli illegitimi carborundum"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to wear down",
          "word": "hunga"
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          "code": "mi",
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          "sense": "to wear down",
          "word": "pahunga"
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          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "stáčivatʹ",
          "sense": "to wear down",
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          "word": "ста́чивать"
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          "roman": "stočítʹ",
          "sense": "to wear down",
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          "word": "сточи́ть"
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          "ref": "2018 July 15, Jonathan Jurejko, “Novak Djokovic wins fourth Wimbledon by beating Kevin Anderson”, in BBC Sport:",
          "text": "Djokovic broke twice in each of the opening two sets, dismantling 6ft 8in Anderson's service game and grinding him down in the rallies.",
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          "ref": "1997, The Toasters, Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down:",
          "text": "I'm living in a world where I don't really fit\nEvery day walking through the same old shit\nI'm gonna get my gun, gonna get prepared\nI'm not impressed and I'm not scared\nDon't let the bastards grind you down!\nDon't let them grind you down!\nDon't let the bastards grind you down!\nDon't let them grind you down!",
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        "To weaken someone's morale over a long period."
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        "(idiomatic, transitive) To weaken someone's morale over a long period."
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        "To make something hard smaller and smoother by gradually rubbing off tiny bits; to wear down by grinding action."
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          "grinding",
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        "(idiomatic, transitive) To weaken someone's morale over a long period."
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to wear down",
      "word": "hunga"
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    {
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      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to wear down",
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      "roman": "stáčivatʹ",
      "sense": "to wear down",
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