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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

Noun

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

2. courage and determination

Verb

[gritting, gritted]

1. to cover (an icy road) with grit

2. grit one's teeth

a. to rub one's upper and lower teeth against each other, as if chewing

b. to decide to carry on in a difficult situation: he urged the Cabinet to grit its teeth and continue cutting public spending [Old English grēot]

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

noun 2. courage, spirit, resolution, determination, nerve, guts (informal) balls (taboo), (slang) pluck, backbone, fortitude, toughness, tenacity, perseverance, mettle, doggedness, hardihood

verb 3. clench, grind, grate, gnash

Translations

grit [grɪt] n → gravilla (= courage); valor m

vt [+ road] → poner gravilla en;

I've got a piece of grit in my eye → tengo una arenilla en el ojo;

to grit one's teeth → apretar los dientes

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grit [grɪt] n → gravillon m (= courage); cran m

vt [+ road] → sabler;

to grit one's teeth → serrer les dents;

to have a piece of grit in one's eye → avoir une poussière or saleté dans l'œil

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grit [grɪt] n (for icy roads) (sand) → Sand m;

(crushed stone) → Splitt m;

(determination, courage) → Mut m

vt (road) → streuen;

grits npl (US) → Grütze f;

I've got a piece of grit in my eye → ich habe ein Staubkorn im Auge;

to grit one's teeth → die Zähne zusammenbeißen

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grit [grɪt] n → ghiaia (= courage); fegato

vt [+ road] → coprire di sabbia;

to grit one's teeth → stringere i denti;

I've got a piece of grit in my eye → ho un bruscolino nell'occhio

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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 hiekkajyvänen poussière גַרגֵר חוֹל कण, बालूकण zrnce, trun kőpor, porszem kerikil grófkorna sandur polvere 砂 모래 mažas akmenukas, žvirgždas zvirgzds; grants pasir zandkorrel gruspartikkel, sandkorn piasek areia pietriş соринка smietka drobec rizla sandkorn, sand, grus กรวด kum, küçük taş 砂粒 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 purra hammasta serrer les dents לַחֲרוֹק שִׁנַיִים दांत पर दांत जमाना stisnuti zube csikorgat mengatupkan gnísta stringere くいしばる 이를 악물다 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(牙) 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 sorainen graveleux חוֹלִי कुरकुरा zrnat kavicsos keras kornóttur arenoso, sabbioso 砂の 모래투성이의 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