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1) a bird's second stomach, used for grinding food (gizzard)

2) an apparatus for grinding (grinder)

3) (a building (flourmill) with) machinery or apparatus for grinding grain into flour (mill)

4) (one) of the back teeth used for grinding food (molar)

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Meaning:
friction

the rubbing of one thing against another; (an instance of) a difference of opinion leading to argument and quarrelling

rubbing

grating

a framework of wooden or metal bars placed across an opening such as a window, used to keep out burglars or to allow air to flow through

irritating; scraping

grueling

exhausting

difficult, taxing

onerous

needing much effort

difficult; requiring hard labor

raucous

(of sounds) rough and loud

noisy, rough

rub

to move (something) backwards and forwards on the surface of another

stroke, massage

GRINDING as in Wiktionary
GRINDING as in Wikipedia