"grist" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡɹɪst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-grist.wav [Southern-England] Forms: grists [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪst Etymology: From Middle English grist, gryst, from Old English grist, gyrst (“the action of grinding, corn for grinding, gnashing”), from a derivative of Proto-Germanic *gredaną (“to crunch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrew- (“to rub, grind”). Cognate with Old Saxon gristgrimmo (“gnashing of the teeth”), German Griesgram (“a grumbler, a grouch, peevishness, misery”), Old English gristel (“gristle”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|grist}} Middle English grist, {{m|enm|gryst}} gryst, {{inh|en|ang|grist}} Old English grist, {{m|ang|gyrst||the action of grinding, corn for grinding, gnashing}} gyrst (“the action of grinding, corn for grinding, gnashing”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*gredaną||to crunch}} Proto-Germanic *gredaną (“to crunch”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*gʰrew-||to rub, grind}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰrew- (“to rub, grind”), {{cog|osx|gristgrimmo||gnashing of the teeth}} Old Saxon gristgrimmo (“gnashing of the teeth”), {{cog|de|Griesgram||a grumbler, a grouch, peevishness, misery}} German Griesgram (“a grumbler, a grouch, peevishness, misery”), {{cog|ang|gristel||gristle}} Old English gristel (“gristle”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} grist (countable and uncountable, plural grists)
  1. Grain that is to be ground in a mill. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (grain that is to be ground in a mill): աղուն (aġun) (Armenian), мливо (mlivo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), mletí [neuter] (Czech), melivo [neuter] (Czech), obilí na mletí (Czech), ŝroto (Esperanto), syömävilja (Finnish), Mahlgut [neuter] (German), granaglia [feminine] (Italian), cereale da mola [masculine] (Italian), зерно́ n для помола (dlja) [masculine] (Russian), grano (para molino) [masculine] (Spanish), molienda [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-grist-en-noun-H3TAW1a5 Disambiguation of 'grain that is to be ground in a mill': 96 0 0 1 3
  2. (obsolete) A group of bees. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Collectives Categories (lifeform): Bees
    Sense id: en-grist-en-noun-le8-HvoJ Disambiguation of Collectives: 3 33 30 32 2 0 Disambiguation of Bees: 2 44 22 27 3 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 36 17 43 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 22 37 37 1 2
  3. (colloquial, obsolete) Supply; provision. Tags: colloquial, countable, obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Collectives Categories (lifeform): Grains
    Sense id: en-grist-en-noun-ognzpzs9 Disambiguation of Collectives: 3 33 30 32 2 0 Disambiguation of Grains: 17 10 49 20 1 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 36 17 43 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 22 37 37 1 2
  4. (ropemaking) A given size of rope, common grist being a rope three inches in circumference, with twenty yarns in each of the three strands. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Collectives
    Sense id: en-grist-en-noun-qbY82Q~K Disambiguation of Collectives: 3 33 30 32 2 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 36 17 43 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 22 37 37 1 2 Topics: arts, crafts, hobbies, lifestyle, nautical, ropemaking, transport
  5. (figurative) Ellipsis of grist for the mill. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, figuratively, uncountable Alternative form of: grist for the mill
    Sense id: en-grist-en-noun-dFTjViFX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: grist mill, gristmill, grist for the mill [US], grist to the mill [UK] Related terms: gristle

Verb

IPA: /ɡɹɪst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-grist.wav [Southern-England] Forms: grists [present, singular, third-person], gristing [participle, present], gristed [participle, past], gristed [past]
Rhymes: -ɪst Etymology: From Middle English grist, gryst, from Old English grist, gyrst (“the action of grinding, corn for grinding, gnashing”), from a derivative of Proto-Germanic *gredaną (“to crunch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrew- (“to rub, grind”). Cognate with Old Saxon gristgrimmo (“gnashing of the teeth”), German Griesgram (“a grumbler, a grouch, peevishness, misery”), Old English gristel (“gristle”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|grist}} Middle English grist, {{m|enm|gryst}} gryst, {{inh|en|ang|grist}} Old English grist, {{m|ang|gyrst||the action of grinding, corn for grinding, gnashing}} gyrst (“the action of grinding, corn for grinding, gnashing”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*gredaną||to crunch}} Proto-Germanic *gredaną (“to crunch”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*gʰrew-||to rub, grind}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰrew- (“to rub, grind”), {{cog|osx|gristgrimmo||gnashing of the teeth}} Old Saxon gristgrimmo (“gnashing of the teeth”), {{cog|de|Griesgram||a grumbler, a grouch, peevishness, misery}} German Griesgram (“a grumbler, a grouch, peevishness, misery”), {{cog|ang|gristel||gristle}} Old English gristel (“gristle”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} grist (third-person singular simple present grists, present participle gristing, simple past and past participle gristed)
  1. (transitive) To grind in a mill. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-grist-en-verb-FW4ttxmR

Inflected forms

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