Grit (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  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. gravel.
  5. sand or other fine grainy particles eaten by fowl to aid in digestion.
verb (used with object), grit·ted, grit·ting.
  1. to cause to grind or grate together.
verb (used without object), grit·ted, grit·ting.
  1. to make a scratchy or slightly grating sound, as of sand being walked on; grate.
Idioms
  1. to show tenseness, anger, or determination by or as if by clamping or grinding the teeth together.
noun
  1. small hard particles of sand, earth, stone, etc
  2. any coarse sandstone that can be used as a grindstone or millstone
  3. the texture or grain of stone
  4. indomitable courage, toughness, or resolution
  5. an arbitrary measure of the size of abrasive particles used in a grinding wheel or other abrasive process
verb grits, gritting or gritted
  1. to clench or grind together (two objects, esp the teeth)
  2. to cover (a surface, such as icy roads) with grit
noun, adjective Canadian
  1. an informal word for Liberal
Grit (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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