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S&H Smith & Hall (1)

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I. Lit.
1. mŏlo, ui, ĭtum, 3
2. expr. by mŏla and a verb
3. pinso, tundo
II. To shape by grinding
III. Fig.
IV. In phr., to g. the teeth

• grind:

I. Lit.: to reduce to a powder:

1. mŏlo, ui, ĭtum, 3: to g. in a mill, in pistrino m., Ter.: ground corn, molita cibaria, Caes.: to g. barley to a fine powder, hordeum in subtilem farinam m., Plin. Comp. commolo (rare): to g. very fine, minutissime c., Col. 12, 28, init.
2. expr. by mŏla and a verb: e. g., molâ frangere, Plin. 18, 7, 14; terere, Petr. 74: Plin.; comminuere (to g. fine), Ov. Med. 72.
3. pinso, tundo: v. to pound.

II. To shape by grinding: torno, 1: to g. stone into vessels, lapidem in vasa t., Plin. 36, 22, 44.
III. Fig.: to g. down: opprĭmo, pressi, ssum, 3: more fully, [civitatem] oppressam tenere, Nep. Thras. 1: Cic.: v. to oppress.
IV. In phr., to g. the teeth: dentibus stridere, Cels. 2, 6, ad med.; dentibus frendere (v. to gnash).

R&A Riddle & Arnold (1)

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In a mill, molere (e.g., hordeum in subtilem farinam): commolere: mola comminuere, frangere: mola terere (to reduce to small pieces, to crush in a mill). [Vid: also, To CRUSH.]
To sharpen, cote acuere or exacuere (with a whetstone): tornare (with lathe or grindstone; e.g., glass, vitrum).
To harass, Vid:
To grind the teeth, dentibus stridere (of a sick person, Cels.; dentibus frendere = to gnash the teeth).