grind
noun [ S ]
informal uk/ɡraɪnd/ usa difficult or boring activity that needs a lot of effort:
He recalls the grind of working his day job and then in a bar at night.
the daily grind
employment, especially when this consists of boring activities:
The recession has driven many would-be-retirees back to the daily grind.
grind
verb [ T ]
uk/ɡraɪnd/ usground | groundgrind to a halt/standstill
to stop gradually:
Business ground to a standstill during the bad weather.