grit (ɡrɪt
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Definitions
noun
- small hard particles of sand, earth, stone, etc
- Also called
gritstone any coarse sandstone that can be used as a grindstone or millstone - the texture or grain of stone
- indomitable courage, toughness, or resolution
- engineering an arbitrary measure of the size of abrasive particles used in a grinding wheel or other abrasive process
verb
Word forms: grits, gritting, gritted
- to clench or grind together (two objects, esp the teeth)
- to cover (a surface, such as icy roads) with grit
Alternative Forms
ˈgritless adjectiveWord Origin
Old English grēot; related to Old Norse grjōt pebble, Old High German grioz; see great, groats, gruelTranslations
- British English:
grit
Grit consists of tiny pieces of stone, often put on roads in winter to make them less slippery.Tiny pieces of grit were stuck in his knee.ɡrɪt NOUN Tiny pieces of grit were stuck in his knee.
- Spanish: arenilla nf
- French: gravillon nm
- German: grober Sand nm
- Chinese: 粗砂 n
- Arabic: حُبَيْبات خَشِنَة n
- Portuguese: areia grossa nf
- Russian: гравий nm
- Croatian: zrnce pijeska nnt
- Czech: písek nm
- Danish: grus nnt
- Dutch: zandkorrel nm
- Finnish: hiekka n
- Greek: ψιλό χαλίκι nnt
- Italian: sabbia nf
- Japanese: 粗い砂 n
- Korean: 모래알 n
- Norwegian: sandkorn nnt
- Polish: pył kamienny nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: areia grossa nf
- European Spanish: arenilla nf
- Swedish: grus nnt
- Thai: กรวดทราย n
- Turkish: kum n
- Vietnamese: sạn n
Usage examples
Better than when the mills were going, she thought, and you smelled burning oil and tasted grit.
, Doll's Eyes (1994)A further hindrance to its regular use is the necessity to douche the leaves under cold running water to rid them of mud and grit.
Country Life (2005)His combination of skill and grit adds depth to our club on the wing.
Ottawa Sun (2003)We do have a clay soil so I improved the ground by incorporating some fine grit and organic matter.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Freda's legacy of deprivation -- her loss -- became the grit around which the pearls of Barbara's success were layered.
, THE WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE: The Life and Work of Barbara Taylor Bradford (2005)