Grain, esp. oats or wheat, hulled and coarsely ground; in high milling, fragments of cracked wheat smaller than groats.
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.
Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of good grit.
Firmness of mind; invincible spirit; unyielding courage; fortitude.
To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind.
To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth.