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noun

The definition of grit is small, often abrasive, particles of sand or stone.

Little dirt and pebbles stuck in the bottom of your shoe are an example of grit.

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grit

rough, hard particles of sand, stone, etc.
the texture of stone, with regard to the fineness or coarseness of its grain
any of several sandstones with large, sharp grains, often used for grindstones
stubborn courage; brave perseverance; pluck
[G-]Informal a member of the Liberal Party of Canada

Origin of grit

with Early Modern English vowel shortening from Middle English grete from Old English greot, akin to German griess from Indo-European base an unverified form ghr?u-, to rub hard over, crumble from source great

transitive verb

grit′ted, grit′ting

to cover with grit
to clench or grind (the teeth) in anger or determination

to make a grating sound

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grit

noun

Minute rough granules, as of sand or stone.
The texture or fineness of sand or stone used in grinding.
A coarse hard sandstone used for making grindstones and millstones.
Informal Indomitable spirit; pluck.

verb

grit·ted, grit·ting, grits

verb

transitive

To clamp (the teeth) together.
To cover or treat with grit.

verb

intransitive

To make a grinding noise.

Origin of grit

Middle English gret sand from Old English grēot

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Noun

(uncountable)

Collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, swarf from metalworking.
The flower beds were white with grit from sand blasting the flagstone walkways.
Inedible particles in food.
Tastes like grit from nut shells in these cookies.
Firmness of mind; invincible spirit; unyielding courage or fearlessness; fortitude.
That kid with the cast on his arm has the grit to play dodgeball.
A measure of relative coarseness of an abrasive material such as sandpaper.
I need a sheet of 100 grit sandpaper.
(geology) A hard, coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; gritstone. Also, to a finer sharp-grained sandstone, e.g. grindstone grit.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present grits, present participle gritting, simple past and past participle gritted or grit (nonstandard))

To clench, particularly in reaction to pain or anger; apparently only appears in gritting one's teeth.
We had no choice but to grit our teeth and get on with it.
He has a sleeping disorder and grits his teeth.
To cover with grit.
To give forth a grating sound, like sand under the feet; to grate; to grind.

Origin

With early modern vowel shortening, from Middle English grete, griet, from Old English grēot, from Proto-Germanic *greutą (compare German Grieß, Swedish gryta), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr-eu-d- (compare Lithuanian grúodas ‘frost; frozen street dirt’, Serbo-Croatian grȕda ‘lump’).

Noun

(plural grits)

(usually in plural) husked but unground oats
(usually in plural) coarsely ground corn or hominy used as porridge

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Origin

Middle English gryt ‘bran, chaff’, from Old English grytt, from Proto-Germanic *grutją ‘coarsely ground bits’ (compare Dutch grut, German Grütze), ablaut variant of Proto-Indo-European *gʰr-eu-d-. See above.

Noun

(plural Grits)

(Canada, politics) A member or supporter of the Liberal Party of Canada or one of its provincial wings (except for the Quebec provincial wing).

Adjective

(not comparable)

(Canada, politics) Of or belonging to the Liberal Party of Canada.

Origin

Canadian. From the Clear Grits.

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