Definizione monolingua

grit

grit (third-person singular simple present grits, present participle gritting, simple past and past participle gritted)

1. To clench, particularly in reaction to pain or anger; apparently only appears in gritting ones teeth.

   We had no choice but to grit our teeth and get on with it.

   He has a sleeping disorder and grits his teeth.

2. To cover with grit.

grit (uncountable)

1. Collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, swarf from metalworking.

   The flower beds were white with grit from sand blasting the flagstone walkways.

2. Inedible particles in food.

   Tastes like grit from nut shells in these cookies.

3. A character trait that encompasses courage, fearlessness, or guts.

   That kid with the cast on his arm has the grit to play dodgeball.

4. A measure of relative coarseness of an abrasive material such as sandpaper.

   I need a sheet of 100 grit sandpaper.

Definizione dizionario grit

sabbia

	grinta
	character trait

coraggio

ghiaia

grana

pietrisco

stringere i denti

Altri significati:

(usually in plural) husked but unground oats

A measure of relative coarseness of an abrasive material such as sandpaper.

A character trait that encompasses courage, fearlessness, or guts.

To clench, particularly in reaction to pain or anger; apparently only appears in gritting one's teeth.

to clench

To cover with grit.

to cover with grit

collection of hard materials

Inedible particles in food.

inedible particles in food

(moral) backbone

Collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, swarf from metalworking.

measure of coarseness