noun, verb
noun [U]
1 very small pieces of stone or sand:
I had a piece of grit in my eye. * They were spreading grit and salt on the icy roads.
2 the courage and determination that makes it possible for sb to continue doing sth difficult or unpleasant
verb (-tt-) [VN] to spread grit, salt or sand on a road that is covered with ice
IDIOMS
grit your teeth
1 to bite your teeth tightly together:
She gritted her teeth against the pain. * 'Stop it!' he said through gritted teeth.
2 to be determined to continue to do sth in a difficult or unpleasant situation:
It started to rain harder, but we gritted our teeth and carried on.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for grit is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does grit appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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