Difference between Grate and Grind

Grate

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A horizontal metal grille through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To shred things, usually foodstuffs, by rubbing across a grater. To rub against, such as grating one's teeth. To grate on one's nerves; to irritate or annoy.

Grind

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make smaller by breaking with a device.To rotate the hips suggestively.To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.To repeat a task in a MMORPG or role-playing video game in order to gain levels or items.To eat.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.A tedious task.A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.

Example sentence: The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.