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noun

abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.

firmness of character; indomitable spirit; pluck: She has a reputation for grit and common sense.

a coarse-grained siliceous rock, usually with sharp, angular grains.

British. gravel.

sand or other fine grainy particles eaten by fowl to aid in digestion.

verb (used with object)

to cause to grind or grate together.

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verb (used without object)

to make a scratchy or slightly grating sound, as of sand being walked on; grate.

Idiom

grit one's teeth, to show tenseness, anger, or determination by or as if by clamping or grinding the teeth together.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English gret, griet, grit, Old English grēot; cognate with German Griess, Old Norse grjōt pebble, boulder; see grits

Related forms

grit·less, adjective

grit·ter, noun

Synonyms
2. resolution, fortitude, courage.

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Example Sentences

But this inhospitable climate seems to have fostered true grit among local pioneers in gay history.

As easy as it sounds, this takes grit and hard work.

They collected more samples, using tape to dab the grit.

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But this inhospitable climate seems to have fostered true grit among local pioneers in gay history.

As easy as it sounds, this takes grit and hard work.

They collected more samples, using tape to dab the grit.

Only the grit was useful, mostly for industrial applications such as dental drills and hacksaw blades.

Using the tops as a handle, fan out light parts under running water and wash off grit.

Grit my teeth, put him back together again and put him back on the desk.

Do your best, and grit your teeth and smile when they get it wrong.

Then grit your teeth while you reformat the hard-drive and re-install the operating system and all the applications programs.

Some of the dysentery they were suffering was no doubt the result of drinking the river's sand and grit.

Taos seemed covered with a literal and figurative layer of dust that hinted at its grit and authenticity.

The moms and dads would always bring a big box of colored chalk, some low grit sandpaper, and a few empty jars.

America may be preparing to grit its teeth and admit two new members to the nuclear club.

For centuries, ships depended on the grit and dedication of lighthouse keepers and their families.

Then he uses a bottle of polish with a finer grit and repeats the process.

Mexico, in its current chastened mood, will no doubt grit its teeth and say nothing.

But they defer to no one in their appreciation of a valiant underdog and of backs-against-the-wall grit.

Thus, they grit their teeth and decide to live with the risks.

For others, it has become a chance to show their true grit.

All they could do was grit their teeth, insult him-and wait.

Gandhi has shown political finesse and grit in the last decade.

But ambitious new zoning laws and increased police presence may sanitize its legendary grit.

One of the drawbacks is road grit and car exhaust blowing into your windows.

Remove grit from the wastewater by forcing the sewage through a grit chamber.

Solar perhaps but the grit and dust kicked up by desert winds is extremely damaging to wind-mills.

But that flash of light is actually from the grit and debris in a dead comet's orbital path.

Then, when the boss eventually goes, the board's compensation committee should grit its teeth and stand firm.

It's about grit and perseverance, survival and courage.

The gun's parts are heavy and loose enough to plow through grit or mud.

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World English Dictionary

grit (ɡrɪt)

—n
1.	small hard particles of sand, earth, stone, etc
2.	Also called: gritstone any coarse sandstone that can be used as a grindstone or millstone
3.	the texture or grain of stone
4.	indomitable courage, toughness, or resolution
5.	engineering an arbitrary measure of the size of abrasive particles used in a grinding wheel or other abrasive process

—vb , grits, gritting, gritted
6.	to clench or grind together (two objects, esp the teeth)
7.	to cover (a surface, such as icy roads) with grit

[Old English grēot; related to Old Norse grjōt pebble, Old High German grioz; see great, groats, gruel]

'gritless

—*adj*

Grit (ɡrɪt)

—n, —*adj*
	an informal word for Liberal

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Word Origin & History

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

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recorded Amer.Eng. 1808. Gritty in sense of "unpleasant" (of literature, etc.) is 1882, in reference to the sensation of eating gritty bread.

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Slang Dictionary

grit definition

n.
courage; nerve. : It takes a lot of grit to do something like that.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia

grit

sedimentary rock that consists of angular sand-sized grains and small pebbles. The term is roughly equivalent to the term sandstone (q.v.).

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