Grit

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Grit

Grit : பனி சறுக்காமல் வீதியில் தூவப் பயன்படும் மண்

Grit definition

Noun.

  1. Sand or gravel; rough, hard particles.
  2. The coarse part of meal.
  3. Grain, Especially. oats or wheat, hulled and coarsely ground; in high milling, fragments of cracked wheat smaller than groats.
  4. 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.

Intransitive verb. To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind.

Transitive verb. To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth.