GRIT

Grit ( n. ) - 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.

Grit ( n. ) - Firmness of mind; invincible spirit; unyielding courage; fortitude.

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

Grit ( n. ) - Sand or gravel; rough, hard particles.

Grit ( n. ) - Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of good grit.

Grit ( n. ) - The coarse part of meal.

Grit ( v. i. ) - To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind.

Grit ( v. t. ) - To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth.