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GRIT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: gritted    , gritting   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fortitude and determination

Example:

he didn't have the guts to try it

Synonyms:

backbone; grit; gumption; guts; moxie; sand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("grit" is a kind of...):

fortitude (strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

Derivation:

gritty (willing to face danger)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone

Synonyms:

grit; gritrock; gritstone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("grit" is a kind of...):

sandstone (a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.))

Derivation:

grit (cover with a grit)

gritty (composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Clench together

Example:

grit one's teeth

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "grit" is one way to...):

clench (squeeze together tightly)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cover with a grit

Example:

grit roads

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "grit" is one way to...):

coat; surface (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

grit (a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone)

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