grit

(grĭt)
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.

[Middle English gret, sand, from Old English grēot.]

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n

Definition: courage, determination
Antonyms: cowardice, timidity, weakness

An extremely coarse sandstone.

A granular abrasive material (e.g., consisting of particles of aluminum oxide or silicon carbide) which is used to coat cloth, paper, or wheels for sanding, grinding, or polishing; also used to provide a nonslip finish to a surface.

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A necessary part of the diet of birds especially layers. Plays a part in the trituration that goes on in the gizzard. Usually supplied as shellgrit or crushed limestone to add calcium to the diet.

• g. pad — a laceration of the pad permits entry of pieces of grit causing lameness in dogs, especially racing Greyhounds. The grit works its way through the pad and may even invade the flexor tendon.

n

The measurement of the abrasive particle size.

For a list of words related to grit, see:

• Sedimentary rocks

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - grus, sandkorn, sandsten, struktur, karakter
v. tr. - knase, irritere
v. intr. - skure, lave en skærende lyd

idioms:

• grit one's teeth    bide tænderne sammen

Nederlands (Dutch)
gruis, grof zandsteen, lef, doorzettings- vermogen, Liberaal (Canada), knarsen, strooien (op gladde wegen)

Français (French)
n. - grains de poussière, grains de sable, saletés (d'une plaie), (GB) sable (pour les routes), cran, courage, grès
v. tr. - (GB) sabler (une route)
v. intr. - (GB) sabler (une route)

idioms:

• grit one's teeth    serrer les dents

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sand, Grus, Schotter, (ugs.) Mut, Entschlossenheit
v. - knirschen

idioms:

• grit one's teeth    die Zähne zusammenbeißen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (οικοδ.) λεπτοχάλικες, γαρμπίλι, ακαθαρσίες, (καθομ.) σθένος, τσαγανό
v. - τρίζω ή σφίγγω τα δόντια

idioms:

• grit one's teeth    τρίζω ή σφίγγω τα δόντια

Italiano (Italian)
sabbia, ghiaietta

idioms:

• grit one's teeth    digrignare i denti, stringere i denti

Português (Portuguese)
n. - areia (f) grossa, saibro (m), arenito (m) (de granulação grossa) (Miner.)
v. - cobrir de areia

idioms:

• grit one's teeth    ranger os dentes

Русский (Russian)
гравий, песок, металлические опилки, мужество, выдержка, скрипеть, посыпать гравием

idioms:

• grit one's teeth    скрежетать зубами

Español (Spanish)
n. - arenisca, granos de arena, asperón, gres, grano, valor, firmeza, aguante
v. tr. - pulverizar, frotar una cosa con otra
v. intr. - hacer rechinar, pulverizar

idioms:

• grit one's teeth    rechinar los dientes, apretar los dientes

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hård partikel, sandkorn, grus, sandsten, gry (miner.), struktur (hos sten), gott gry
v. - gnissla, raspa, skära tänder, sätta in alla krafter, sanda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
砂砾, 胆量, 砂岩, 咬紧, 咬牙切齿地说, 发出刺耳摩擦声

idioms:

• grit one's teeth    咬紧牙关, 咬紧, 咬牙切齿地说

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 砂礫, 膽量, 砂岩
v. tr. - 咬緊, 咬牙切齒地說
v. intr. - 發出刺耳摩擦聲

idioms:

• grit one's teeth    咬緊牙關, 咬緊, 咬牙切齒地說

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 자갈, 용기, 담력
v. tr. - 쓸다, 삐걱삐걱 소리 나게 하다, 이를 갈다
v. intr. - 쓸리다, 삐걱삐걱 소리 나다, 이를 갈다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 砂, 根性, 勇気

idioms:

• grit one's teeth    歯ぎしりする, 歯を食いしばる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) برغل, صخر رملي (فعل) يحدث صريرا, يصقل الرخام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חצץ, אבן-חול קשה, חול, כוח סבל, אומץ, חוזק של אופי, פיזור חצץ על כביש קפוא, גרגרי שיבולת-שועל (ברבים)‬
v. tr. - ‮פיזר חצץ על כבישים מכוסי קרח, קפץ את שניו‬
v. intr. - ‮השמיע קול חריקה בהלכו על חצץ‬

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