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MEAT GRINDER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any action resulting in injury or destruction

Example:

allied forces crumbled before the Wehrmacht meat grinder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("meat grinder" is a kind of...):

aggression; hostility (violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A mill for grinding meat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("meat grinder" is a kind of...):

grinder; mill; milling machinery (machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing)

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