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Meaning of 'grit' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Grit [ n.]
- Sand or gravel; rough, hard particles.
- The coarse part of meal.
- Grain, esp. oats or wheat, hulled and coarsely ground; in high milling, fragments of cracked wheat smaller than groats.
- 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.
- Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of good grit.
- Firmness of mind; invincible spirit; unyielding courage; fortitude.
2 . Grit [ v. i.]
- To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind.
3 . Grit [ v. t.]
- To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth.

Meaning of 'grit' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . grit [ n]
Meaning (1):
- fortitude and determination
Example in sentence:
  • he didn't have the guts to try it
2 . grit [ v]
Meaning (2):
- clench together
Example in sentence:
  • grit one's teeth
Meaning (3):
- cover with a grit
Example in sentence:
  • grit roads

Nearby Words:

gribble grice grid griddle griddlecake gride grided gridelin griding gridiron

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