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Grim 'Reaper, the a name given to Death in stories and literature. He is shown in pictures as a human SKELETON in long black clothes that also cover his head, carrying a large SCYTHE (=a tool for cutting crops).
the Grim Reaper
grim-y /'graɪmi/ adj covered with dark-coloured dirt or grime —iness n [U]
grin¹ /grɪn/ v -nn- [I(with, at)] 1 to make a wide smile: They grinned with pleasure when I gave them the sweets. 2 grin and bear it infml to suffer something unpleasant without complaint: I hate having my wife's parents to stay, but I suppose I'll just have to grin and bear it. -> see also CHESHIRE CAT
grin² n a wide smile which usually shows the teeth: She gave a cheeky grin. | He stood there with an embarrassed grin on his face. | Take/Wipe that grin off your face; this is a serious matter! -> see SMILE (USAGE)
Grinch /grɪntʃ/ n 1 the Grinch the main character in a story for children by the US writer Dr SEUSS called How the Grinch Stole Christmas. He is a nasty, unkind green creature who almost spoiled Christmas. 2 [C] AmE a very bad-tempered person
grind¹ /graɪnd/ v ground /graʊnd/ 1 [T(UP)] to crush into small pieces or into powder by pressing between hard surfaces: We grind (up) the wheat to make flour. | freshly-ground coffee 2 [T] to rub (especially the teeth) together so as to make a crushing noise: Some people grind their teeth while they're asleep. 3 [T] to make smooth or sharp by rubbing on a hard surface: A man came to grind the knives and scissors. | The lenses for giant telescopes are very expensive to grind. 4 [T+obj+adv/prep] to press down hard on (something) with a strong, twisting movement: In anger, he ground his knee into the man's stomach, and hit him in the face. | The dirt was deeply ground into the carpet. 5 [I+adv/prep] infml, especially AmE, now rare to study hard, especially for an examination; SWOT: They're grinding away for their exam/ grinding away at their French. 6 grind the faces of the poor to make poor people work very hard and give them almost nothing in return 7 grind to a halt to come slowly and/or noisily to a stop -> see also have an axe to grind (AXE¹)
grind sbdy. <=> down phr v [T] to keep in a state of suffering and hopelessness; OPPRESS: Most of the people were ground down by hunger and poverty.
grind sthg. <=> out phr v [T] derog to produce (especially writing or music) continuously, but like a machine: She grinds out romantic stories for the women's magazines. | The juke box ground out its monotonous tunes.
grind² n infml 1 [S] hard uninteresting work: I find any kind of study a real grind. | the daily grind of going to work 2 [S] a long steady tiring effort of movement, such as a difficult race: It was a terrible grind getting up that long hill. 3 [C] AmE, often derog a student who is always working; SWOT
grind-er /'graɪndər/ n a machine or person that grinds: a coffee grinder | a knife grinder -> see also ORGAN GRINDER
grind-stone /'graɪndstəʊn/ n 1 a round stone which is turned and rubs against tools, knives etc to sharpen them. Formerly people had their knives sharpened by a man with a grindstone who would visit their area regularly. 2 keep one's nose to the grindstone infml to be in a state of continuous hard work: He's got to keep his nose to the grindstone to feed his six children.
grin-go /'grɪŋgəʊ/ n pl. -s usually derog a North American or English-speaking foreigner in Latin America, especially in Mexico
grip¹ /grɪp/ v -pp- 1 [I,T] to take a very tight hold (of): She gripped my hand in fear. | car tyres that grip the road well 2 [T] to take hold of the attention or feelings of: The pictures gripped my imagination. | The whole country was gripped by panic. -> see CLASP (USAGE); see also GRIPPING
grip² n 1 [C usually sing.] a very tight forceful hold: The thief would not let go his grip on my handbag. | (fig.) The president keeps a firm grip on his country's foreign policy. (=ke