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Definitions for Grit

[1] abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
[2] firmness of character; indomitable spirit; pluck: She has a reputation for grit and common sense.
[3] a coarse-grained siliceous rock, usually with sharp, angular grains.
[4] British . gravel.
[5] sand or other fine grainy particles eaten by fowl to aid in digestion.
[6] to cause to grind or grate together.
[7] to make a scratchy or slightly grating sound, as of sand being walked on; grate.
[8] grit one's teeth , to show tenseness, anger, or determination by or as if by clamping or grinding the teeth together.
[9] small hard particles of sand, earth, stone, etc
[10] Also called: gritstone any coarse sandstone that can be used as a grindstone or millstone
[11] the texture or grain of stone
[12] indomitable courage, toughness, or resolution
[13] engineering an arbitrary measure of the size of abrasive particles used in a grinding wheel or other abrasive process
[14] to clench or grind together (two objects, esp the teeth)
[15] to cover (a surface, such as icy roads) with grit
[16] an informal word for Liberal

Words related to Grit

perseverance, spunk, toughness, guts, tenacity, fortitude, moxie, spirit, daring, powder, dust, gravel, pebbles, sand, nerve, gameness, spine, backbone, pluck

Words nearby Grit

gristle, gristly, gristmill, griswold, griswold versus connecticut, grit, grit one's teeth, grith, grits, gritter, gritti-stokes amputation

Origin of Grit

before 1000; Middle English gret, griet, grit, Old English grēot; cognate with German Griess, Old Norse grjōt pebble, boulder; see grits

Other words from Grit

grit·less , adjective
grit·ter , noun

Word origin for Grit

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

Synonyms for Grit

dust, gravel, lumps, pebbles, powder, sand, foreign matter