- stream usage
- Used in climbing streams (yes, competitive climbing is streamed) and metaphorically in gaming streams for rank grinding.
- emote mapping
- Parallels emotes like PogChamp or a custom 'Grind' emote used when a streamer is pushing through a tough challenge.
- chat meaning
- Spammed in chat when a streamer is grinding through a difficult section of a game or achieving a hard milestone.
- clip context
- Clipped moments of streamers overcoming difficult challenges are captioned with this emoji.
- subscriber context
- Used by subscribers to hype up a streamer who is known for their grinding mentality or athletic content.