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Meaning
Noun
●
A
collection
of
hard
small
materials
, such as
dirt
,
ground
stone
,
debris
from
sandblasting
or other such
grinding
, or
swarf
from metalworking.
Sand or a
sand
–salt
mixture
spread
on
wet
and, especially,
icy
roads
and
footpaths
to improve traction.
●
Inedible
particles
in food.
●
A
measure
of the
relative
coarseness
of an
abrasive
material
such as
sandpaper
, the
smaller
the number the
coarser
the
abrasive
.
●
In Geology:
A
hard
,
coarse-grained
siliceous
sandstone
;
gritstone
. Also, a
finer
sharp-grained
sandstone
, e.g;
grindstone
grit.
●
Strength of
mind
; great
courage
or
fearlessness
; fortitude.
●
Husked but
unground
oats.
●
In Foods:
Coarsely
ground
corn
or
hominy
used as porridge.
●
In Canadian politics:
A
member
or
supporter
of the Liberal Party of Canada or one of its
provincial
wings
(
except for
the Quebec
provincial
wing).
Verb
●
Apparently only in
grit one's teeth
: to
clench
,
particularly
in
reaction
to
pain
or anger.
●
To
cover
with grit.
●
To
give forth
a
grating
sound
, like
sand
under the
feet
; to
grate
; to grind.
Adj
●
In Canadian politics:
Of or
belonging
to the Liberal Party of Canada.
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