"grit" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡɹɪt/ Audio: en-au-grit.ogg [Australia], En-us-grit.oga [US]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: With early modern vowel shortening, from Middle English grete, griet, from Old English grēot, from Proto-West Germanic *greut, from Proto-Germanic *greutą. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʰrewd-}}, {{inh|en|enm|grete}} Middle English grete, {{m|enm|griet}} griet, {{inh|en|ang|greot|grēot}} Old English grēot, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*greut}} Proto-West Germanic *greut, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*greutą}} Proto-Germanic *greutą Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} grit (uncountable)
  1. A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-grit-en-noun-hZ49IoFp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Old English links with redundant target parameters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 17 7 15 12 3 15 6 0 3 Disambiguation of Old English links with redundant target parameters: 13 13 22 6 19 12 9 2 5
  2. A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.
    Sand or a sand–salt mixture spread on wet and, especially, icy roads and footpaths to improve traction.
    Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-grit-en-noun-BaLEaIo2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Old English links with redundant target parameters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 17 7 15 12 3 15 6 0 3 Disambiguation of Old English links with redundant target parameters: 13 13 22 6 19 12 9 2 5
  3. Small, hard, inedible particles in food. Tags: uncountable Translations (inedible particles in food): sorra [feminine] (Catalan), puru (Finnish), Ballaststoff [masculine] (German), Grieß (German), Schrot [masculine] (German), balastna tvar [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-grit-en-noun-l5paBseK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Old English links with redundant target parameters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 17 7 15 12 3 15 6 0 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 10 15 4 21 9 3 19 7 0 3 Disambiguation of Old English links with redundant target parameters: 13 13 22 6 19 12 9 2 5 Disambiguation of 'inedible particles in food': 3 3 81 3 5 4
  4. A measure of the relative coarseness of an abrasive material such as sandpaper, the smaller the number the coarser the abrasive. Tags: uncountable Translations (measure of coarseness): gra [masculine] (Catalan), karkeus (Finnish), Korn [neuter] (German), Körnung [feminine] (German), grana [feminine] (Italian), grão [masculine] (Portuguese), granulacija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), zrnatost [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), grano [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-grit-en-noun-RQbFrCsu Disambiguation of 'measure of coarseness': 2 2 2 84 7 2
  5. (geology) A hard, coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; gritstone. Also, a finer sharp-grained sandstone, e.g., grindstone grit. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-grit-en-noun-T-0w~90R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Old English links with redundant target parameters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 17 7 15 12 3 15 6 0 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 10 15 4 21 9 3 19 7 0 3 Disambiguation of Old English links with redundant target parameters: 13 13 22 6 19 12 9 2 5 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  6. Strength of mind; great courage or fearlessness; fortitude. Tags: uncountable Translations (strength of mind): coratge [masculine] (Catalan), tremp [masculine] (Catalan), braó [masculine] (Catalan), odhodlanost [feminine] (Czech), vytrvalost [feminine] (Czech), kuráž [feminine] (Czech), lef [neuter] (Dutch), sisukkuus (Finnish), sisu (Finnish), cran (French), Mut [masculine] (German), Schneid [masculine] (German), eltökéltség (Hungarian), elszántság (Hungarian), kitartás (Hungarian), szilárdság (Hungarian), lelkierő (Hungarian), határozottság (Hungarian), grinta (Italian), manawaroa (Maori), niwha (Maori), para (Maori), hautū (Maori), stanowczość [feminine] (Polish), wytrwałość [feminine] (Polish), tenacidade [feminine] (Portuguese), garra [feminine] (Portuguese), упорство (uporstvo) (Russian), выдержка (vyderžka) (Russian), бесстрашие (besstrašije) (Russian), сила воли (sila voli) (Russian), хватка (xvatka) (Russian), стойкость (stojkostʹ) (Russian), revnost [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), zagnanost [feminine] (Slovene), vnema [feminine] (Slovene), temple [masculine] (Spanish), agalla [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-grit-en-noun--ZWQuBac Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Old English links with redundant target parameters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 17 7 15 12 3 15 6 0 3 Disambiguation of Old English links with redundant target parameters: 13 13 22 6 19 12 9 2 5 Disambiguation of 'strength of mind': 1 1 0 2 1 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gritten, gritty, road grit, true grit, Yorkshire grit Related terms: grind, grindstone, sand, sandy, sandblasting, debris, mortar and pestle, swarf Translations (collection of hard materials): grava [feminine] (Catalan), llimadures [feminine] (Catalan), pòlvores [feminine] (Catalan), drť [feminine] (Czech), písek [masculine] (Czech), štěrk [masculine] (Czech), gruis [neuter] (Dutch), puru (Finnish), pöly (Finnish), kivipöly (Finnish), metallipuru (Finnish), gravillon [masculine] (French), Splitt [masculine] (German), Schotter [masculine] (German), Streu [feminine] (German), Grieß [masculine] (German), Streumittel [neuter] (German), Streugut [neuter] (German), Schrot [neuter] (German), kavics (Hungarian), murva (Hungarian), homok (Hungarian), homokkő (Hungarian), kőpor (Hungarian), törmelék (Hungarian), zúzalék (Hungarian), sabbia [feminine] (Italian), kirikiri (Maori), piasek [masculine] (Polish), żwir [masculine] (Polish), granalha [feminine] (Portuguese), песо́к (pesók) (Russian), pijesak [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), pesak [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), zrnca [neuter, plural] (Serbo-Croatian), arenilla (Spanish)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'collection of hard materials': 41 41 6 3 6 1

Noun

IPA: /ɡɹɪt/ Audio: en-au-grit.ogg [Australia], En-us-grit.oga [US] Forms: grits [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: From Middle English *gryt (“bran, chaff”), from Old English grytt, from Proto-West Germanic *gruti (“coarsely ground bits”), ablaut variant of Proto-Indo-European *gʰrewd-. See above. Doublet of goetta. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*gryt|t=bran, chaff}} Middle English *gryt (“bran, chaff”), {{inh|en|ang|grytt}} Old English grytt, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*gruti|t=coarsely ground bits}} Proto-West Germanic *gruti (“coarsely ground bits”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*gʰrewd-}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰrewd-, {{doublet|en|goetta}} Doublet of goetta Head templates: {{en-noun}} grit (plural grits)
  1. (usually in the plural) Husked but unground oats. Tags: plural-normally Translations (husked but unground oats): булгур (bulgur) [masculine] (Bulgarian), grutten (Dutch), kauraryyni (Finnish), Hafergraupen [feminine, plural, singular] (German), avena mondata [feminine] (Italian), mote de avena [South-America, masculine] (Spanish), avena pelada [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-grit-en-noun-3g6gudlT Disambiguation of 'husked but unground oats': 99 1
  2. (usually in the plural) Coarsely ground corn or hominy used as porridge. Tags: plural-normally Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-grit-en-noun-mSPXb8iI Disambiguation of Foods: 8 8 16 4 11 9 4 28 6 1 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 17 7 15 12 3 15 6 0 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 10 15 4 21 9 3 19 7 0 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: groat, grout, gruel
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ɡɹɪt/ Audio: en-au-grit.ogg [Australia], En-us-grit.oga [US] Forms: grits [present, singular, third-person], gritting [participle, present], gritted [participle, past], gritted [past], grit [nonstandard, participle, past], grit [nonstandard, past]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: With early modern vowel shortening, from Middle English grete, griet, from Old English grēot, from Proto-West Germanic *greut, from Proto-Germanic *greutą. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʰrewd-}}, {{inh|en|enm|grete}} Middle English grete, {{m|enm|griet}} griet, {{inh|en|ang|greot|grēot}} Old English grēot, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*greut}} Proto-West Germanic *greut, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*greutą}} Proto-Germanic *greutą Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=grit|past2_qual=nonstandard}} grit (third-person singular simple present grits, present participle gritting, simple past and past participle gritted or (nonstandard) grit)
  1. Apparently only in grit one's teeth: to clench, particularly in reaction to pain or anger. Translations (to clench): скърцам (skǎrcam) (Bulgarian), serrar (Catalan), estrènyer (Catalan), 咬紧 (Chinese Mandarin), skřípat zuby (Czech), knarsen (Dutch), knari (Esperanto), purra hammasta [figuratively] (Finnish), narskuttaa (english: physically) (Finnish), grincer (French), knirschen (German), knarren (German), scrâșni (Romanian), скрежетать (skrežetatʹ) (Russian), apretar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-grit-en-verb-hVQq45ek Disambiguation of 'to clench': 92 0 8
  2. To cover with grit. Translations (to cover with grit): posypat drtí [perfective] (Czech), peittää purulla (Finnish), graeanu (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-grit-en-verb-mQ6ULTwY Disambiguation of 'to cover with grit': 0 100 0
  3. (obsolete, intransitive) To give forth a grating sound, like sand under the feet; to grate; to grind. Tags: intransitive, obsolete Translations (to give a grating sound): grinyolar (Catalan), narskua (Finnish), narskaa (Ingrian), crujir (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-grit-en-verb-p1Lt4p-O Disambiguation of 'to give a grating sound': 6 0 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: grit one's teeth
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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        "A hard, coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; gritstone. Also, a finer sharp-grained sandstone, e.g., grindstone grit."
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        [
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          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
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          "word": "narskuttaa"
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          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
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          "_dis1": "92 0 8",
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        "(obsolete, intransitive) To give forth a grating sound, like sand under the feet; to grate; to grind."
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          "word": "narskua"
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          "word": "narskaa"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "drť"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "collection of hard materials",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "collection of hard materials",
      "word": "puru"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "collection of hard materials",
      "word": "pöly"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "collection of hard materials",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "collection of hard materials",
      "word": "metallipuru"
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      "sense": "collection of hard materials",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gravillon"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "collection of hard materials",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Splitt"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schotter"
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "zúzalék"
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      "code": "it",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "sabbia"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "żwir"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "collection of hard materials",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "granalha"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "word": "песо́к"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "pijesak"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pesak"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
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        "neuter",
        "plural"
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      "word": "zrnca"
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    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "collection of hard materials",
      "word": "arenilla"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "inedible particles in food",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sorra"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "inedible particles in food",
      "word": "puru"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "inedible particles in food",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ballaststoff"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "inedible particles in food",
      "word": "Grieß"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "inedible particles in food",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schrot"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "inedible particles in food",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "balastna tvar"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "measure of coarseness",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gra"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "measure of coarseness",
      "word": "karkeus"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "measure of coarseness",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Korn"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "measure of coarseness",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Körnung"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "measure of coarseness",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "grana"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "measure of coarseness",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grão"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "granulacija"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zrnatost"
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    {
      "code": "es",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grano"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "coratge"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "braó"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "odhodlanost"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kuráž"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "lef"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "word": "sisukkuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "word": "sisu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "word": "cran"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mut"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schneid"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "word": "eltökéltség"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "word": "elszántság"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "word": "kitartás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "szilárdság"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "lelkierő"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "word": "határozottság"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "word": "grinta"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
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      "word": "manawaroa"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "niwha"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "para"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "hautū"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "wytrwałość"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tenacidade"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "garra"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uporstvo",
      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "word": "упорство"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vyderžka",
      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "word": "выдержка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "besstrašije",
      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "word": "бесстрашие"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sila voli",
      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "word": "сила воли"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xvatka",
      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "word": "хватка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stojkostʹ",
      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "word": "стойкость"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "revnost"
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      "code": "sl",
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      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zagnanost"
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      "code": "sl",
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      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vnema"
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    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "strength of mind",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "temple"
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      "code": "es",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "agalla"
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}

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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "skǎrcam",
      "sense": "to clench",
      "word": "скърцам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to clench",
      "word": "serrar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to clench",
      "word": "estrènyer"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to clench",
      "word": "咬紧"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to clench",
      "word": "skřípat zuby"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to clench",
      "word": "knarsen"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to clench",
      "word": "knari"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to clench",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "purra hammasta"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to clench",
      "word": "narskuttaa"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to clench",
      "word": "grincer"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to clench",
      "word": "knirschen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to clench",
      "word": "knarren"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to clench",
      "word": "scrâșni"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "skrežetatʹ",
      "sense": "to clench",
      "word": "скрежетать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to clench",
      "word": "apretar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to cover with grit",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "posypat drtí"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to cover with grit",
      "word": "peittää purulla"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to cover with grit",
      "word": "graeanu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to give a grating sound",
      "word": "grinyolar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give a grating sound",
      "word": "narskua"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "to give a grating sound",
      "word": "narskaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to give a grating sound",
      "word": "crujir"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "grit"
  ],
  "word": "grit"
}

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    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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    "en:Foods"
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        "t": "bran, chaff"
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      "name": "inh"
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        "plural"
      ]
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    },
    {
      "word": "gruel"
    }
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      "glosses": [
        "Husked but unground oats."
      ],
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        "(usually in the plural) Husked but unground oats."
      ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Coarsely ground corn or hominy used as porridge."
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          "hominy",
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          "porridge",
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        "(usually in the plural) Coarsely ground corn or hominy used as porridge."
      ],
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        "plural-normally"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ɡɹɪt/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪt"
    },
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      "audio": "en-au-grit.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9d/En-au-grit.ogg/En-au-grit.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/En-au-grit.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-grit.oga",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/55/En-us-grit.oga/En-us-grit.oga.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/En-us-grit.oga",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bulgur",
      "sense": "husked but unground oats",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "булгур"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "husked but unground oats",
      "word": "grutten"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "husked but unground oats",
      "word": "kauraryyni"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "husked but unground oats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "singular"
      ],
      "word": "Hafergraupen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "husked but unground oats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "avena mondata"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "husked but unground oats",
      "tags": [
        "South-America",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mote de avena"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "husked but unground oats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "avena pelada"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "grit"
  ],
  "word": "grit"
}

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