Grit (grĭt), v. i. To give
forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to
grind.
The sanded floor that grits beneath the
tread.
Goldsmith.Grit, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Gritted; p. pr. &, vb. n.
Gritting.] To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate;
as, to grit the teeth. [Collog.]
Grit (?), n. [OE, greet,
greot, sand, gravel, AS. greót grit, sant, dust;
akin to OS griott, OFries. gret gravel, OHG.
grioz, G. griess, Icel. grjōt, and to E.
groats, grout. See Groats, Grout, and cf.
Grail gravel.] 1. Sand or gravel; rough,
hard particles.
2. The coarse part of meal.
3. pl. Grain, esp. oats or wheat,
hulled and coarsely ground; in high milling, fragments of cracked
wheat smaller than groats.
4. (Geol.) 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.
5. Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen;
as, a hone of good grit.
6. Firmness of mind; invincible spirit;
unyielding courage; fortitude. C. Reade. E. P.
Whipple.