Definitions for grit

Overview of noun grit

The noun grit has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. grit, gritrock, gritstone

(a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone)

2. backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumption

(fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it")

Overview of verb grit

The verb grit has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. grit

(cover with a grit; "grit roads")

2. grit

(clench together; "grit one's teeth")