grind the teeth together; abrade, grind; make a harsh grinding noise
small rough granules or particles (i.e. sand); bravery, pluck; endurance
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Grit Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth.
To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth.
(v. i.)
To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind.
To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind.
(n.)
The coarse part of meal.
The coarse part of meal.
(n.)
Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of good grit.
Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of good grit.
(n.)
Sand or gravel; rough, hard particles.
Sand or gravel; rough, hard particles.
(n.)
Grain, esp. oats or wheat, hulled and coarsely ground; in high milling, fragments of cracked wheat smaller than groats.
Grain, esp. oats or wheat, hulled and coarsely ground; in high milling, fragments of cracked wheat smaller than groats.
(n.)
Firmness of mind; invincible spirit; unyielding courage; fortitude.
Firmness of mind; invincible spirit; unyielding courage; fortitude.
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA 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.
grit
\grit\ (gr&ibreve;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.
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.]
grit
\grit\ (?), n. [oe, greet, greot, sand, gravel, as. gre?t grit, sant, dust; akin to os griott, ofries. gret gravel, ohg. grioz, g. griess, icel. grjōt, 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. reade. e. p. whipple.
grit
n
1. a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone [syn: gritrock, gritstone]
2. (informal) fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it" [syn: backbone, guts, moxie, sand, gumption]
v 1: cover with a grit; "grit roads" 2: clench together; "grit one's teeth"
similar words(1)
yorkshire grit
Grud = n. grain of stone, grit
Grut = n. grit; a fossil
Grutio = v. to lay on grit
Noun
1. a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
(synonym) gritrock, gritstone
(hypernym) sandstone
2. fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it"
(synonym) backbone, guts, moxie, sand, gumption
(hypernym) fortitude
(classification) colloquialism
Verb
1. cover with a grit; "grit roads"
(hypernym) coat, surface
(derivation) gritrock, gritstone
2. clench together; "grit one's teeth"
(hypernym) clench
Grit Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
A tax-saving trust in terms of which the grantor transfers property to the beneficiary but receives income until termination, at which time the beneficiary begins receiving it.
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Grit may refer to:
- GRIT (gene), also known as Arhgap32 or PX-RICS
- Grit (newspaper), a U.S. periodical founded as a newspaper in 1882
- Grit (album), by Celtic fusion musician Martyn Bennett
- Grit (album), by Norwegian rock band Madrugada
- Grit (grain), bran, chaff, mill-dust (meanings that have gone obsolete) also coarse oatmeal.
- Grits, a corn-based food common in the Southern United States
- GRITS, a Christian hip-hop group
- Grit size, measurement of abrasives used in sandpaper and other polishing materials
- Grit bin, used to hold rock salt
- The Grit, vegetarian restaurant in Athens, Georgia, US
- Clear Grits, political reformers in the Province of Upper Canada
- Grits, colloquial term for the Liberal Party of Canada
- Grit, Ruby library for object oriented read/write access to Git repositories.
- Grit (personality trait)
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Grit Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
Dense inorganic matter, such as sand and gravel, present in water or sewage.
