WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
gride
(grīd),USA pronunciation v., grid•ed, grid•ing, n.
v.i.
v.t.
n.
v.i.
- to make a grating sound;
scrape harshly;
grate;
grind.
v.t.
- to pierce or cut.
n.
- a griding or grating sound.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; metathetic variant of gird2