meat grinder

/mit ˌgraɪndər/

Other forms: meat grinders

Definitions of meat grinder

1. noun

   a mill for grinding meat
   type of:

   grinder, mill, milling machinery

   machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
2. noun

   any action resulting in injury or destruction
   “the meat grinder of politics destroyed his reputation”

   “allied forces crumbled before the Wehrmacht meat grinder”

   type of:

   aggression, hostility

   violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked