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Webster's 1828 DictionaryGRIT, n. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)n Merriam Webster's
Oxford Reference Dictionaryn. & v. --n. 1 particles of stone or sand, esp. as causing discomfort, clogging machinery, etc. 2 coarse sandstone. 3 colloq. pluck, endurance; strength of character. --v. (gritted, gritting) 1 tr. spread grit on (icy roads etc.). 2 tr. clench (the teeth). 3 intr. make or move with a grating sound. Derivatives: gritter n. gritty adj. (grittier, grittiest). grittily adv. grittiness n. Etymology: OE greot f. Gmc: cf. GRITS, GROATS Webster's 1913 DictionaryGrit 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. Webster's 1913 DictionaryGrit 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 1913 DictionaryGrit 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.] Collin's Cobuild Dictionary(grits, gritting, gritted) 1. Grit is very small pieces of stone. It is often put on roads in winter to make them less slippery. He felt tiny bits of grit and sand peppering his knees. 2. If someone has grit, they have the determination and courage to continue doing something even though it is very difficult. You've got to admire her grit. 3. If you grit your teeth, you press your upper and lower teeth tightly together, usually because you are angry about something. Gritting my teeth, I did my best to stifle one or two remarks... 'It is clear that my client has been less than frank with me,' said his lawyer, through gritted teeth. VERB: V n, V-ed 4. If you grit your teeth, you make up your mind to carry on even if the situation is very difficult. There is going to be hardship, but we have to grit our teeth and get on with it. PHRASE: V inflects Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
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