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grit I. \ˈgrit, usu -id.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English gryt bran, chaff, from Old English grytt; akin to Old High German gruzzi bran, Old English grēot sand, grit — more at grit II 1. obsolete : milling offals : the coarse parts of meal : chaff 2. grits plural but singular or plural in construction a. : coarsely ground hulled grain (as maize, wheat, or rice) < had boiled grits fried with side meat for supper > — compare hominy b. : coarsely ground soybean oil cake used as a protein-rich supplement in animal rations and some commercial food products II. noun (-s ; see sense 4b) Etymology: alteration (influenced by grit) (I) of Middle English grete, greet, from Old English grēot; akin to Old High German grioz gravel, sand, Old Norse grjōt gravel, stone, Latin furfur bran, Greek kenchros millet, grain, Greek chrōs skin, Latvian graûds grain, Lithuanian graužas gravel; basic meaning: rubbing 1. a. obsolete : sand, gravel b. : a hard sharp granule (as of sand); also : material (as many abrasives) composed of such granules 2. a. : a sandstone with grains of very unequal sizes b. : a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone < millstone grit > — called also gritrock c. : a finer sharp-grained sandstone < grindstone grit > 3. now dialect : earth, soil 4. a. : the structure of a stone that adapts it to grind or sharpen < quarried stones of excellent grit > : hold of a grinding substance < a hone of good grit > b. plural grit : the size of abrasive particles usually expressed as their mesh < diamond dust of 80 grit > 5. : firmness of mind or spirit : unyielding courage 6. usually capitalized : a Liberal in Canadian politics Synonyms: see fortitude III. verb (gritted ; gritted ; gritting ; grits) intransitive verb : to give forth a grating sound < the dry snow gritting beneath our feet > transitive verb 1. : to cover or spread with grit; especially : to smooth (as marble) by means of a coarse abrasive preparatory to polishing 2. : to cause (as one's teeth) to grind or grate < gritted his gears when shifting into high > 3. : to utter harshly through or as if through gritted teeth |