pulir — meaning in English

English meaning

• grind verb To crush or wear something down into smaller pieces through friction, such as grinding coffee beans.
• mill noun A machine, or the building housing it, used to grind grain into flour.
• Polish verb To rub a surface until it is smooth and shiny.

Senses

pulir is used for these senses in English:

• grind (metalworking) To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
• mill (transitive) To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.
• polish (transitive) To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.
• polish (transitive) To refine; remove imperfections from.

grind — full definition

1. verb To crush or wear something down into smaller pieces through friction, such as grinding coffee beans.
2. verb To work hard and persistently at something difficult, often for a long stretch of time.
3. noun Tedious, repetitive hard work or effort.

mill — full definition

1. noun A machine, or the building housing it, used to grind grain into flour.
2. noun A factory that processes a raw material, such as paper, steel, or cloth.
3. noun An institution or business that churns out large quantities of something with little regard for quality, often used dismissively.
4. verb To grind, cut, or shape material using a mill or milling machine.
5. verb Of a crowd, to move around aimlessly or in a disorganised way (usually as "mill about/around").

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