grit

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Related terms 1.2.1.3 See also 1.2.1.4 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɡɹɪt/, SAMPA: /"grIt/
• Rhymes: -ɪt

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English grēot. Akin to Old Norse grjót, German Grieß.

[edit] Noun

grit (uncountable)

1. 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.

2. Inedible particles in food.

   Tastes like grit from nut shells in these cookies.

3. A character trait that means to have courage, fearlessness, or guts.

   That kid with the cast on his arm has the grit to play dodgeball.

[edit] Derived terms

• grits
• gritty

[edit] Related terms

• grind
• grindstone
• sand, sandy, sandblasting

[edit] See also

• debris
• mortar and pestle
• swarf

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

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

1. To clench, particularly in reaction to pain; apparently only appears in gritting one's teeth.

   If you grit your teeth, stomach-acid reflux may be a factor.

   He has a sleeping disorder and grits his teeth.

2. To cover with grit.

[edit] Derived terms

• grit one's teeth

[edit] Translations

[edit] Etymology 2

Old English grytt (“‘bran’”)

[edit] Noun

grit (plural grits)

1. (usually in plural) Husked but unground oats.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: girt
• [[trig]