mill

mill1 [ mıl ] noun count *

1. ) a building where grain is made into flour

a ) a machine used for crushing grain into flour

b ) a small machine or tool used for crushing substances such as PEPPERCORNS or COFFEE BEANS

2. ) a factory where a product such as cotton, wool, or steel is made:

a textile mill

3. ) INFORMAL a place or situation in which people deal with important matters automatically without giving them careful thought:

He was just another victim of the rumor mill.

go through/put someone through the mill

to experience a difficult or unpleasant period of time:

I hear Jim is really going through the mill with his divorce.

The champions looked as if they were going to put their humble opponents through the mill.

mill

mill 2 [ mıl ] verb transitive

1. ) to crush grain into flour

a ) to crush a substance such as PEPPERCORNS or COFFEE BEANS

2. ) to shape or POLISH metal (=make it shine) using a machine

3. ) to mark the edges of a coin with lines

,mill a`round or ,mill a`bout phrasal verb intransitive INFORMAL

to move around in large numbers in a confused way with no particular purpose:

a crowd of students milling around the library steps