Canadian English Meaning of grit

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Definitions and Meaning of grit in English

Wordnet

grit (n)

a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone

fortitude and determination

Wordnet

grit (v)

cover with a grit

clench together

Webster

grit (n.)

Sand or gravel; rough, hard particles.

The coarse part of meal.

Grain, esp. oats or wheat, hulled and coarsely ground; in high milling, fragments of cracked wheat smaller than groats.

A hard, coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; as, millstone grit; -- called also gritrock and gritstone. The name is also applied to a finer sharp-grained sandstone; as, grindstone grit.

Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of good grit.

Firmness of mind; invincible spirit; unyielding courage; fortitude.

Webster

grit (v. i.)

To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind.

Webster

grit (v. t.)

To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth.

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grit

a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone, fortitude and determination, cover with a grit, clench togetherSand or gravel; rough, hard particles., The coarse par

bravery,Courage,courage,Determination,fortitude ,grit,spunk,endurance,spine,constancy

cowardice,indecisiveness,indecisiveness,Spinelessness,Shyness,vacillation,Cowardliness,faintheartedness,irresolution,Pusillanimity

gristmill => gristmill, gristly => gristly, gristle => Gristle, grist => Grist, grissino => Grissini,