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mill

2 verb
     
Related topics: Industry
mill2 [transitive]
1TI to crush grain, pepper etc in a mill:
All our flours are milled using traditional methods.
Add some freshly milled black pepper.
2 to press, roll, or shape metal in a machine

mill around/about (something)

phrasal verb
if a lot of people mill around, they move around a place in different directions without any particular purpose:
Crowds of students were milling around in the street.
There were a lot of people milling around the entrance.
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