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grit  (grt)

n.

1. Minute rough granules, as of sand or stone.

2. The texture or fineness of sand or stone used in grinding.

3. A coarse hard sandstone used for making grindstones and millstones.

4. Informal Indomitable spirit; pluck.

v. grit·ted, grit·ting, grits

v.tr.

1. To clamp (the teeth) together.

2. To cover or treat with grit.

v.intr.

To make a grinding noise.

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[Middle English gret, sand, from Old English grot.]

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grit [grɪt]

n

1. small hard particles of sand, earth, stone, etc.

2. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Also called gritstone any coarse sandstone that can be used as a grindstone or millstone

3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) the texture or grain of stone

4. indomitable courage, toughness, or resolution

5. (Engineering / General Engineering) Engineering an arbitrary measure of the size of abrasive particles used in a grinding wheel or other abrasive process

vb grits, gritting, gritted

1. to clench or grind together (two objects, esp the teeth)

2. to cover (a surface, such as icy roads) with grit

[Old English grēot; related to Old Norse grjōt pebble, Old High German grioz; see great, groats, gruel]

gritless  adj

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Grit [grɪt]

n & adj Canadian

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an informal word for Liberal

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grit - a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone gritrock, gritstone sandstone - a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
	2.	grit - fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it" guts, moxie, backbone, gumption, sand fortitude - strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
Verb	1.	grit - cover with a grit; "grit roads" coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"
	2.	grit - clench together; "grit one's teeth" clench - squeeze together tightly; "clench one's jaw"

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grit

noun

1. gravel, sand, dust, pebbles He felt tiny bits of grit and sand peppering his knees.

2. courage, spirit, resolution, determination, nerve, guts (informal), balls (taboo slang), pluck, backbone, fortitude, toughness, tenacity, perseverance, mettle, doggedness, hardihood He showed grit and determination in his fight back to health.

verb

clench, grind, grate, gnash Gritting my teeth, I did my best to stifle a sharp retort.

Translations

grit [grɪt]

A. N

1. (= gravel) → grava f; (for caged birds, poultry) → arenilla f silícea, arena f; (= dust) → polvo m

2. (fig) (= courage) → valor m, ánimo m; (= firmness of character) → firmeza f; (= endurance) → aguante m

3. grits (US) (Culin) → sémola fsing

B. VT

1. [+ road] → echar grava a

2. to grit one's teeth → apretar los dientes

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grit [ˈgrɪt]

n

(for roads) → gravillon m

(= dirt) to have a piece of grit in one's eye → avoir une poussière dans l'œil, avoir une saleté dans l'œil

(= courage) → cran m

vt

[+ road] → sabler

to grit one's teeth → serrer les dents

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grit

n

(= dust, in eye) → Staub m; (= gravel) → Splitt m, → feiner Schotter; (for roads in winter) → Streusand m

(= courage) → Mut m, → Mumm m (inf)

grits pl (US) → Grütze f

vt

road etc → streuen

to grit one’s teeth (lit, fig) → die Zähne zusammenbeißen

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grit [grɪt]

1. n (gravel) → ghiaia (fig) (courage) → fegato
I've got a piece of grit in my eye → ho un bruscolino nell'occhio
see also grits

2. vt

a. (road) → ricoprire di ghiaia

b. to grit one's teeth → stringere i denti

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grit [grɪt]

1. n (gravel) → ghiaia (fig) (courage) → fegato
I've got a piece of grit in my eye → ho un bruscolino nell'occhio
see also grits

2. vt

a. (road) → ricoprire di ghiaia

b. to grit one's teeth → stringere i denti

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grit

n grit [grit]

1 very small pieces of stone She's got a piece of grit in her eye. sanderigheid, grint حَصْباء، حَصى песъчинки kamínek grus; sandkorn das (Sand-, etc.)Körnchen πετραδάκι arena, gravilla liivatera سنگریزه hiekka poussière גַרגֵר חוֹל कण, बालूकण zrnce, trun kőpor, porszem kerikil grófkorna sandur polvere 砂 모래알 mažas akmenukas, žvirgždas zvirgzds; grants pasir zandkorrel gruspartikkel, sandkorn piasek areia pietriş соринка smietka drobec rizla sandkorn, sand, grus กรวด kum, küçük taş 砂礫 пісок پتھر وغیرہ کے ذرے đá mạt 砂粒

2 courage He's got a lot of grit. durf شَجاعَه характер odvaha mod der Mumm κουράγιο valor, agallas meelekindlus دل و جرأت sisu cran אוֹמֶץ साहस hrabrost karakánság keberanian kjarkur coraggio 気骨 용기 narsa, ištvermė rakstura stingrība; izturība keberanian durf karakterstyrke, mot odwaga coragem curaj выдержка odvaha pogum hrabrost gott gry, kurage, mod ความอดทน cesaret 勇氣 витримка, твердість характеру حوصلہ tính can đảm 勇气

v – past tense, past participle ˈgritted –

to keep (the teeth) tightly closed together He gritted his teeth to stop himself from crying out in pain. knars يَصْرفُ أسْنانه، يَشُدُّ على أسْنانه скърцам zatnout (zuby) bide tænderne sammen (die Zähne) zusammenbeißen σφίγγω apretar los dientes huulde hammustama به هم فشردن pitää yhdessä serrer les dents לַחֲרוֹק שִׁנַיִים दांत पर दांत जमाना stisnuti zube csikorgat mengatupkan gnísta stringere くいしばる (이 등을) 뿌드득 갈다 sukąsti sakost zobus mengetap knarsen op bite tennene sammen zacisnąć rilhar a strânge din dinţi стиснуть зубы zatnúť stisniti zobe stisnuti skära [], bita ihop ขบ(ฟัน) dişlerini sıkmak 咬緊(牙根) скреготати зубами دانت پیسنا nghiến răng 咬（牙）

adj gritty

a gritty substance. korrelrige حاثِر، مُرَمَّل песъчлив pískovitý gruset; sandet sandig αμμώδης, θαρραλέος arenoso sõmer زبر و زمخت hiekkainen graveleux חוֹלִי कुरकुरा zrnat kavicsos keras kornóttur arenoso, sabbioso 砂の 모래 투성이의 žvirgždėtas, ištvermingas grantains berpasir zanderig, korrelig grynet, knasende piaszczysty, ziarnisty arenoso nisipos песчаный pieskový peščen sitan grusig, sandig, grynig เป็นเม็ดหยาบเล็ก ๆ kumlu 砂礫般的 піщаний; з піском ذرے کی طرح đầy đá mạt 砂砾般的

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grit → حبيبات خشنة písek grus grober Sand ψιλό χαλίκι arenilla hiekka gravillon zrnce pijeska sabbia 粗い砂 모래알 zandkorrel sandkorn pył kamienny areia grossa гравий grus กรวดทราย kum sạn 粗砂