grit
noun
- personality trait of being hardworking
verb
- grind together
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɡɹɪt/
adj
Etymology: After the Clear Grits, 19th-century reformers so named because they wanted members who were "all sand and no dirt, clear grit all the way through".
- Of or belonging to the Liberal Party of Canada.
noun
Etymology: After the Clear Grits, 19th-century reformers so named because they wanted members who were "all sand and no dirt, clear grit all the way through".
- A member or supporter of the Liberal Party of Canada or one of its provincial wings (except for the Quebec provincial wing).
verb
Etymology: With early modern vowel shortening, from Middle English grete, griet, from Old English grēot, from Proto-West Germanic *greut, from Proto-Germanic *greutą. Compare grist.
- To clench (one's teeth), particularly in reaction to pain or anger.
“We had no choice but to grit our teeth and get on with it.”
“He has a sleeping disorder and grits his teeth.”
- To cover with grit.
- To give forth a grating sound, like sand under the feet; to grate; to grind.
“The sanded floor that grits beneath the tread”