Dictionary

meatgrinder en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmiːtɡɹaɪndə(ɹ)/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From meat + grinder.

Meanings

1. A device for cutting meat into very small pieces.
   • Keep your fingers away from the throat of the meatgrinder.
2. (informal) An activity with a high casualty or attrition rate, such as a military battle or an occupational or athletic activity.
   • The mountainous second day of the race was a real meatgrinder, with 20% of racers dropping out.
   • Last year’s lightning advances gave way to local stalemates and a meatgrinder battle for Kobani, where ISIL troops massing to attack the Kurds on the ground made themselves easy targets for the Americans in the air. 2015 February 11, Sydney Freedberg, 4,817 Targets: How Six Months Of Airstrikes Have Hurt ISIL (Or Not):
3. (informal) A process that is likely to be injurious in a non-physical way.
   • Senate confirmation hearings are a real meatgrinder, discouraging people from government service.
   • A world all too ready to swallow Their Kind in its all consuming meat grinder. 1980 April 19, Andrea Loewenstein, “Random Lust”, in Gay Community News, page 10:

Forms

Relateds

meat assault

Translations (65)

ko 세절기 (device for cutting meat) · uk м'ясору́бка (device for cutting meat) · hy մսաղաց (device for cutting meat) · ka ხორცსაკეპი (device for cutting meat) · tr kıyma makinesi (device for cutting meat) · da hakkemaskine (device for cutting meat) · ky эт тарткыч (device for cutting meat) · da kødhakkemaskine (device for cutting meat) · ca picadora (device for cutting meat) · kk еттартқыш (device for cutting meat) · uk м'ясору́бка (physically dangerous or wearing activity) · pl maszynka do mięsa (physically dangerous or wearing activity) · bg месомелачка (device for cutting meat) · et hakklihamasin (device for cutting meat) · ky эт туурагыч машина (device for cutting meat) · fi piinapenkki (process that is likely to be injurious in a non-physical way) · es picadora (device for cutting meat) · fa چرخ گوشت (device for cutting meat) · ar فَرّامَةُ لَحْم (device for cutting meat) · nb kjøttkvern (device for cutting meat) · tg гӯшткӯбак (device for cutting meat) · fo kjøtkvørn (device for cutting meat) · ru мясору́бка (device for cutting meat) · sk mlynček na mäso (device for cutting meat) · ru мясору́бка (process that is likely to be injurious in a non-physical way) · cmn 絞肉機 /绞肉机 (device for cutting meat) · sv köttkvarn (device for cutting meat) · ja ミンサー (device for cutting meat) · cy malwr cig (device for cutting meat) · fo kvørn (device for cutting meat) · cs mlýnek na maso (device for cutting meat) · vi máy băm thịt (device for cutting meat) · uz goʻshtqiymalagich (device for cutting meat) · nl gehaktmolen (device for cutting meat) · es máquina de picar carne (device for cutting meat) · is hakkavél (device for cutting meat) · sv hackmaskin (device for cutting meat) · pl maszynka do mięsa (process that is likely to be injurious in a non-physical way) · uk м'ясору́бка (process that is likely to be injurious in a non-physical way) · cy grinder cig (device for cutting meat) · tg гӯштқимакунак (device for cutting meat) · lt mėsmalė (device for cutting meat) · pl maszynka do mięsa (device for cutting meat) · uz myasorubka (device for cutting meat) · tg мошини гӯшткӯбӣ (device for cutting meat) · fi lihamylly (device for cutting meat) · ro mașină de tocat (device for cutting meat) · ja 挽肉器 (device for cutting meat) · be мясару́бка (physically dangerous or wearing activity) · be мясару́бка (process that is likely to be injurious in a non-physical way) · fr hachoir (device for cutting meat) · be мясару́бка (device for cutting meat) · hu húsdaráló (device for cutting meat) · ja 挽肉機 (device for cutting meat) · cmn 碎肉器 (device for cutting meat) · es picadora de carne (device for cutting meat) · de Fleischwolf (device for cutting meat) · it tritacarne (device for cutting meat) · pt moedor de carne (device for cutting meat) · udm сӥлькоран (device for cutting meat) · nb kvern (device for cutting meat) · az ətçəkən (device for cutting meat) · fi verilöyly (physically dangerous or wearing activity) · nn kvern (device for cutting meat) · ru мясору́бка (physically dangerous or wearing activity)