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Grit
01
courage, toughness, and perseverance over time in the face of challenges
Idiom
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Uncountable
What does "grit" mean?
The term "grit" refers to courage, toughness, and sustained perseverance when facing long-term challenges or adversity. The structure is an abstract noun used metaphorically, where "grit" suggests roughness or hardness, extended to describe mental endurance and resilience. It is commonly used in educational, athletic, and everyday contexts to describe the ability to keep going despite difficulty or setbacks.
Examples
She showed real grit during the demanding project.
02
a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
to grit
01
clench together
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
grit
3rd person singular
grits
Present participle
gritting
Past simple
gritted
Past participle
gritted
02
to scatter small, rough particles like sand or salt on a road to make it less slippery and melt ice
Examples
The workers gritted the roads before the snowstorm.
Lexical Tree
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