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21Grit — f German: short form of Margrit (see MARGARET (SEE Margaret)). Variants: Gritt, Gritta …
22grit — [gʀit] n. m. ÉTYM. Mil. XXe; mot angl., « sable, gravier, grain », d orig. francique. → Grès. ❖ ♦ Anglicisme. Technique. 1 Gravier dur (donné aux poussins pour qu ils s habituent à broyer les aliments dans leurs gésiers). 2 Partie externe du… …
23Grit — Le nom est surtout porté dans la Vendée, où c est une déformation (attestée au XVIIIe siècle à Nieul le Dolent) de Guerry (voir ce nom) …
24grit — n *fortitude, pluck, backbone, guts, sand Analogous words: *courage, resolution, tenacity, mettle, spirit Antonyms: faintheartedness Contrasted words: timorousness, timidity (see corresponding adjectives at TIMID): vacillation, faltering,… …
25grit — n. courage, perseverance (colloq.) 1) to display, show grit 2) true grit 3) the grit to + inf. (they had enough grit to hold out in the face of real hardship) * * * [grɪt] show grit [ courage, perseverance ] (colloq.) to display true grit the… …
26grit — grit1 [grıt] n [U] [Sense: 1 2; Origin: Old English greot] [Sense: 3; Origin: Old English grytt] 1.) very small pieces of stone or sand ▪ Make sure both surfaces are free from dust and grit. ▪ The council is responsible for putting grit on icy… …
27grit — [[t]grɪ̱t[/t]] grits, gritting, gritted 1) N UNCOUNT Grit is very small pieces of stone. It is often put on roads in winter to make them less slippery. He felt tiny bits of grit and sand peppering his knees. 2) N UNCOUNT If someone has grit, they …
28grit — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 small pieces of stone … OF GRIT ▪ bit, piece ▪ A bit of grit got into my eye. 2 courage/determination ADJECTIVE ▪ sheer, true …
29grit — grit1 [ grıt ] noun uncount 1. ) very small pieces of stone or sand 2. ) INFORMAL determination to succeed, even in very difficult situations grit grit 2 [ grıt ] verb grit your teeth 1. ) to press your teeth together tightly, for example because …
30grit — [OE] Etymologically, grit is ‘something produced by pounding’. Prehistoric Indo European *ghrēu denoted ‘rub, pound, crush’, and from it came Germanic *greutam ‘tiny particles of crushed or pounded rock’, hence ‘sand, gravel’. Its modern… …
