"grind out" meaning in English

See grind out in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: grinds out [present, singular, third-person], grinding out [participle, present], ground out [participle, past], ground out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|grind<,,ground> out}} grind out (third-person singular simple present grinds out, present participle grinding out, simple past and past participle ground out)
  1. (transitive) To produce in a laborious and formulaic manner. Tags: transitive Synonyms: churn out

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To produce in a laborious and formulaic manner."
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