Complete Definition of "grit"

see|grits|Grit|Grits
English

Pronunciation
IPA /'grɪt/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪt|-ɪt

Etymology 1
Old English ''gr�ot

Noun
en-noun|-

  1. Collection of hard small materials, such as coarse dirt or ground rock.
  2. A character trait that means to have courage, fearlessness, or guts.

Translations
Finnish: sora
French: gravillon

Etymology 2
Old English grytt

Noun
grit (usually in plural grits)

  1. Husked but unground oats.

Verb
en-verb|grits|gritting|gritted

  1. clench|Clench, particularly in reaction to pain, apparently only appears in gritting one's teeth.
  2. Cover with grit

Translations
Finnish: hiekoittaa (2)

Category:Old English nouns

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