Definition of grind (one's) gears
grind (one's) gears 
verb
- to aggravate; anger; annoy.
Citation from "Stewie B. Good", Family Guy, Season 4 Episode 36 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to become angry, go crazy, freak out.
Last edited on Oct 05 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 25 2010.
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Other terms relating to 'to become angry, go crazy, freak out': | |
| Definitions include: to be really bad-mood cause you can't get a cigarette to fulfill your need for nicotine, a nic-fit is a very serious situation when one doesn't want to interfere with the nic-fitter during the pursuit of a cigarette... or else someone might get hurt. | |
| Definitions include: to phone or page excessively; to fill up the capacity of some electronic answering service (voice mail, answering machine, one's pager, etc.) | |
| Definitions include: to become extremely angry or upset; "freak out". | |
| Definitions include: to make a U-turn. | |
| Definitions include: to lose one's temper. | |
| Definitions include: Couldn't believe it, or make a big deal. | |
| Definitions include: to leave. | |
| Definitions include: freak out or go crazy. | |
| Definitions include: to become angry. | |
| Definitions include: to react with extreme emotion; "freak out"; have a fit. | |
| Definitions include: to go crazy. | |
| Definitions include: to anger. | |
| Definitions include: to go crazy; "go postal". | |
| Definitions include: to make a person angry. | |
| Definitions include: to lose one's temper. | |
Slang terms with the same root words
Other terms relating to 'gear': | |
| Definitions include: male genitalia, especially the testicles. | |
| Definitions include: to get dress. | |
| Definitions include: to start a task. | |
Other terms relating to 'grind': | |
| Definitions include: one's daily responsibilities, especially a job. | |
| Definitions include: to eat, consume food... used mostly when one is very hungry and will eat a lot. | |
| Definitions include: food. | |
| Definitions include: a sandwich, also called "hoagie" or "sub." | |
| Definitions include: to stop functioning. | |
| Definitions include: to have a grudge. | |
| Definitions include: See nose to the grindstone. | |
| Definitions include: a metaphorical position which implies hard work. | |
| Definitions include: to be working/selling drugs. | |
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