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grit
[grit] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, grit·ted, grit·ting.
—Related forms
[grit] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, grit·ted, grit·ting. –noun
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
—Idiom
| 1. | abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc. |
| 2. | firmness of character; indomitable spirit; pluck: She has a reputation for grit and common sense. |
| 3. | a coarse-grained siliceous rock, usually with sharp, angular grains. |
| 4. | British. gravel. |
| 5. | sand or other fine grainy particles eaten by fowl to aid in digestion. |
| 6. | to cause to grind or grate together. |
| 7. | to make a scratchy or slightly grating sound, as of sand being walked on; grate. |
| 8. | grit one's teeth, to show tenseness, anger, or determination by or as if by clamping or grinding the teeth together. |
[Origin: bef. 1000; ME gret, griet, grit, OE gréot; c. G Griess, ON grjōt pebble, boulder; see grits
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] —Related forms
gritless, adjective
gritter, noun
—Synonyms 2. resolution, fortitude, courage.
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| grit
(grĭt) Pronunciation Key
n.
v. grit·ted, grit·ting, grits v. tr.
v. intr. To make a grinding noise. [Middle English gret, sand, from Old English grēot.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
grit
grit
O.E. greot "sand, dust, earth, gravel," from P.Gmc. *greutan "tiny particles of crushed rock" (cf. O.S. griot, O.Fris. gret, O.N. grjot "rock, stone," Ger. Grieß "grit, sand"), from PIE ghreu- "rub, pound, crush" (cf. Lith. grudas "corn, kernel," O.C.S. gruda "clod"). Sense of "pluck, spirit" first recorded Amer.Eng. 1808. Gritty in sense of "unpleasant" (of literature, etc.) is 1882, in reference to the sensation of eating gritty bread.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| grit | |
noun | |
| 1. | a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone |
| 2. | fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it" [syn: backbone] |
verb | |
| 1. | cover with a grit; "grit roads" |
| 2. | clench together; "grit one's teeth" |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Grit
Grit\, n. [OE, greet, greot, sand, gravel, AS. gre['o]t grit, sant, dust; akin to OS griott, OFries. gret gravel, OHG. grioz, G. griess, Icel. grj[=o]t, and to E. groats, grout. See Groats, Grout, and cf. Grail gravel.]1. Sand or gravel; rough, hard particles. 2. The coarse part of meal. 3. pl. Grain, esp. oats or wheat, hulled and coarsely ground; in high milling, fragments of cracked wheat smaller than groats. 4. (Geol.) A hard, coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; as, millstone grit; -- called also gritrock and gritstone. The name is also applied to a finer sharp-grained sandstone; as, grindstone grit. 5. Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of good grit. 6. Firmness of mind; invincible spirit; unyielding courage; fortitude. --C. Reade. E. P. Whipple.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Grit
Grit\ (gr[i^]t), v. i. To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind. The sanded floor that grits beneath the tread. --Goldsmith.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Grit
Grit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gritted; p. pr. &, vb. n. Gritting.] To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth. [Collog.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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