grit
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.
to cause to grind or grate together.
to make a scratchy or slightly grating sound, as of sand being walked on; grate.
Idioms about grit
grit one's teeth, to show tenseness, anger, or determination by or as if by clamping or grinding the teeth together.
Origin of grit
1Other words for grit
Other words from grit
- gritless, adjective
- gritter, noun
Words Nearby grit
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How to use grit in a sentence
Further googling of the McDonald’s buffet with terrible grits in Alexandria turns up nothing.
Fast-Food Buffets Are a Thing of the Past. Some Doubt They Ever Even Existed. | MM Carrigan | September 29, 2020 | EaterA hearty, cheesy spoonful of his grits reveals additional layers of the “new” American palate.
At Jackie, food is a catalyst for conversation | Evan Caplan | September 24, 2020 | Washington BladeThey have shooting, vision, grit, length, speed, experience and more than one playmaker.
The Rockets’ New Starting Lineup Is Just Scratching The Surface Of Its Potential | Michael Pina | September 8, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightIt took a tremendous amount of fight, grit, toughness, resolve.
Will, innovation, grit, unceasing creativity, and a touch of luck are all you sometimes need to win.
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But she respects grit and determination, in allies and opponents alike.
The Valerie Jarrett I Know: How She Saved the Obama Campaign and Why She’s Indispensable | Joshua DuBois | November 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTChicago provides crime reporters and amateur scanner-chasers with more grit and brutality than they can handle combined.
In 175 well-chosen words, he sums up the trials and the grit and bravery of the civil rights movement.
Martin Luther King’s Nobel Speech Is an Often Ignored Masterpiece | Malcolm Jones | October 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo do so in a Salvadoran prison defies comprehension and inspires respect for their grit and determination.
Plus, his remake history is a mixed bag, with the solid True grit and the atrocious Oldboy.
Robert Pattinson as Indiana Jones? Here Are Our Picks to Fill Harrison Ford’s Fedora | Marlow Stern | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThen followed such an exhibition of sheer grit and skill and dauntless courage as none of the girls would ever forget.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle | Laura Lee Hope"Of course it won't be much use to him in my leather business," I said to my wife; "still it shows grit."
All day long the struggle continued, and it required all the grit he possessed to keep him going.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail | Arthur R. ThompsonShe had the grit to pray for Judus if she took the notion—there warn't no back-down to her, I judge.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)Meal dus' in my th'oat, grit in my eye, en I aint kin git my breff, skacely.
Nights With Uncle Remus | Joel Chandler Harris
British Dictionary definitions for grit (1 of 2)
/ (ɡrɪt) /
small hard particles of sand, earth, stone, etc
Also called: gritstone any coarse sandstone that can be used as a grindstone or millstone
the texture or grain of stone
indomitable courage, toughness, or resolution
engineering an arbitrary measure of the size of abrasive particles used in a grinding wheel or other abrasive process
to clench or grind together (two objects, esp the teeth)
to cover (a surface, such as icy roads) with grit
Origin of grit
1Derived forms of grit
- gritless, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for Grit (2 of 2)
/ (ɡrɪt) /
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