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grit  audio  (grt) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. Minute rough granules, as of sand or stone.
  2. The texture or fineness of sand or stone used in grinding.
  3. A coarse hard sandstone used for making grindstones and millstones.
  4. Informal Indomitable spirit; pluck.
VERB:
grit·ted, grit·ting, grits
VERB:
tr.
  1. To clamp (the teeth) together.
  2. To cover or treat with grit.
VERB:
intr.
To make a grinding noise.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English gret, sand, from Old English grot


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