Grit — may refer to:* Grit (newspaper), a U.S. periodical founded as a newspaper in 1882 * Grit (album), by Celtic fusion musician Martyn Bennett * Grits, a corn based food common in the Southern United States * GRITS, a Christian hip hop group * Grit… … Wikipedia
grit — grit; grit·less; grit·ti·ly; grit·ti·ness; grit·tle; grit·ty; ne·grit·ic; ne·grit·oid; … English syllables
Grit — Grit, n. [OE, greet, greot, sand, gravel, AS. gre[ o]t grit, sant, dust; akin to OS griott, OFries. gret gravel, OHG. grioz, G. griess, Icel. grj[=o]t, and to E. groats, grout. See {Groats}, {Grout}, and cf. {Grail} gravel.] 1. Sand or gravel;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grit´ti|ly — grit|ty «GRIHT ee», adjective, ti|er, ti|est. 1. of or containing grit; like grit; sandy. 2. Informal, Figurative. courageous; plucky: »The gritty, grinning captain of paratroopers had fought f … Useful english dictionary
grit|ty — «GRIHT ee», adjective, ti|er, ti|est. 1. of or containing grit; like grit; sandy. 2. Informal, Figurative. courageous; plucky: »The gritty, grinning captain of paratroopers had fought f … Useful english dictionary
Grit — Grit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gritted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gritting}.] To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth. [Collog.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grit — (Millstone grit, Mühlensandstein, Coal grit), der grobkörnige Sandstein der Steinkohlenformation in England und Nordamerika, insbes. die dem flözleeren Sandstein in Deutschland entsprechenden, mit Schieferton abwechselnden Sandsteine, die sich… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
grit — [grit] n. [with Early ModE vowel shortening < ME grete < OE greot, akin to Ger griess IE base * ghrēu , to rub hard over, crumble > GREAT] 1. rough, hard particles of sand, stone, etc. 2. the texture of stone, with regard to the fineness … English World dictionary
Grit — (gr[i^]t), v. i. To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind. [1913 Webster] The sanded floor that grits beneath the tread. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grit — (Coat Grit, engl., spr. Kohtgrit), der grobkörnige Kohlensandstein in England … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
