grit1 noungrit2 verb
gritgrit1 /ɡrɪt/ noun [uncountable] 
Word OriginWORD ORIGINgrit1
ExamplesOrigin:
1-2 Old English greot3 Old English gryttEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- Engineers must prevent sand and grit from getting into the well water.
- It's up to him to show some grit in an uncertain world.
- Rinse collard greens thoroughly in lukewarm water, repeating, if necessary, to remove all dirt and grit.
- The wind rushed under it, gusting hot grit into our faces.
- Three quarter-sheets of 60, 120 and 240 grit have thoughtfully been included as standard.
- When he ran his hand over it, a sprinkle of grit fell to the floor.
WORD SETS► Roads
Collocationsarterial, adjectiveartery, nounasphalt, nounAve., avenue, nounballast, nounbarricade, nounBelisha beacon, nounbeltway, nounbitumen, nounblacktop, nounblind alley, nounblind spot, nounBlvd., bollard, nounbottleneck, nounboulevard, nounbox junction, nounbus lane, nounbus shelter, nounbus stop, nounbypass, nounbypass, verbbyway, nouncamber, nouncarriageway, nounCatseye, nouncauseway, nouncentral reservation, nounchicane, nounchippings, nouncircus, nounclose, nouncloverleaf, nouncobble, verbcobble, nouncobbled, adjectivecobblestone, nouncone, nouncontraflow, nouncorner, nouncorniche, nouncrash barrier, nouncrawler lane, nouncrescent, nouncrossing, nouncrossroads, nouncross street, nouncrosswalk, nouncul-de-sac, nouncurb, noundead end, noundirt road, noundiversion, noundivided highway, noundogleg, nounDr, dual carriageway, nounesplanade, nounexit, nounexpress, adjectiveexpressway, nounfast lane, nounflyover, nounfootbridge, nounfreeway, nounfwy., gradient, noungravelled, adjectivegridlock, noungrit, noungrit, verbgutter, nounhairpin bend, nounhard shoulder, nounheadroom, nounhedgerow, nounhigh road, nounhighway, nounhill, nounhump-backed bridge, nouninterchange, nounintersect, verbintersection, nouninterstate, nounkerb, nounlamp-post, nounlane, nounlay-by, nounlevel crossing, nounmacadam, nounmain road, nounmanhole, nounmedian, nounmeter maid, nounmews, nounmilestone, nounmini-roundabout, nounmotorway, nounnegotiable, adjectiveoff-ramp, nounoff-road, adjectiveone-way, adjectiveon-ramp, nounorbital, adjectiveparade, nounparkway, nounpath, nounpathway, nounpave, verbpavement, nounpedestrian, nounpedestrian, adjectivepedestrian crossing, nounpedestrianize, verbpedestrian precinct, nounpelican crossing, nounpiazza, nounpike, nounPk, Pl., plaza, nounpoint, nounpothole, nounpromenade, nounramp, nounRd., rest area, nounresurface, verbright of way, nounring road, nounroad, nounroadblock, nounroad sign, nounroad tax, nounroadway, nounroadworks, nounroundabout, nounrush hour, nounrut, nounrutted, adjectiveS-bend, nounS-curve, nounservice area, nounservice station, nounshoulder, nounsidewalk, nounsignpost, nounsingle track road, nounsleeping policeman, nounslip road, nounsnow route, nounsoft shoulder, nounspeed bump, nounspeed limit, nounspur, nounSt, stoplight, nounstreet, nounstreetcar, nounstreetlight, nounstrip, nounsubway, nounsuperhighway, nounsuspension bridge, nounswitchback, nountar, nountar, verbtarmac, nountarmac, verbtaxi rank, nounterminus, nounthoroughfare, nounthroughway, nounthruway, nounT-junction, nountoll, nountollbooth, nountoll bridge, nountollgate, nountoll road, nountollway, nountowaway zone, nountraffic, nountraffic calming, nountraffic circle, nountraffic cone, nountraffic island, nountraffic lights, nountraffic warden, nountramlines, nountruck stop, nountrunk road, nounturn, nounturning, nounturn-off, nounturnout, nounturnpike, noununderpass, nounway, nounwayside, nounweighbridge, nounyellow line, nounzebra crossing, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► grit/clench your teeth
1very small pieces of stone or sand: (=put them firmly together)· He was gritting his teeth against the pain.
Make sure both surfaces are free from dust and grit. The council is responsible for putting grit on icy roads.2informal determination and courage SYN guts3grits American English a type of grain that is roughly crushed and cooked, and often eaten for breakfastgrit1 noungrit2 verb
gritgrit2 verb (past tense and past participle gritted, present participle gritting) [transitive] Verb TableVERB TABLE
grit
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | grit |
| he, she, it | grits | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | gritted |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have gritted |
| he, she, it | has gritted | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had gritted |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will grit |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have gritted |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am gritting |
| he, she, it | is gritting | |
| you, we, they | are gritting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was gritting |
| you, we, they | were gritting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been gritting |
| he, she, it | has been gritting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been gritting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be gritting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been gritting |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Thesaurus- He was gritting his teeth and was nauseated, and his eyes squinted in pain.
- I gritted my teeth and hung on for the climb up to Ana's Cross on the peak of Spaunton Moor.
- Not with Magic Johnson gritting through some more calf cramps.
- Rory gritted his teeth, pulled.
- Well - just you dare suggest it, Silas Wilder, she gritted inwardly.
Longman Language Activatorto accept a situation that you do not like► accept
Collocations to accept a situation that you do not like but you cannot change: · Divorce is hard on children, but they have to accept it.learn/come to accept (=eventually accept): · In the US, people have come to accept that they will probably have several different jobs over the course of their career.accept the fact (that): · It was difficult for Paul to accept the fact that he was going bald.accept that: · Steptoe finally accepted that his son didn't want to continue working in the family business.
► put up with something to accept an annoying situation or someone's annoying behaviour, without trying to stop it or change it: · I don't know how you put up with this noise day after day.· The kind of treatment that you have to put up with as a new army recruit is pretty horrible.
► tolerate to accept an unpleasant situation, without trying to change it: · For years the workers have had to tolerate low wages and terrible working conditions.· I told him I wasn't going to tolerate his drinking any longer.
► resign yourself to/be resigned to to realize that you must accept an unpleasant situation, because you cannot prevent it or avoid it: · The children have had to resign themselves to being without their father.resign yourself to the fact (that): · I'm resigned to the fact that I'm not going to get the job.
► make the best of it/make the best of a bad situation to accept a situation that you do not like, and try to enjoy it or make it less bad: · It's not the university that I really wanted to go to, but I suppose I'll just have to make the best of it.· Six months after the earthquake, city residents continue to make the best of a bad situation.
► bite the bullet to accept an unpleasant or difficult situation and say that you will deal with it: · It's not easy, but as a manager, sometimes you have to bite the bullet and fire people.
► beggars can't be choosers spoken said when you have to accept something you do not like because you do not have the money or power to choose anything else: · It would be nice to have a suit with a better fit, but as they say, beggars can't be choosers.
► that's the way the cookie crumbles spoken said when telling someone that a difficult situation must be accepted, especially because there is no way to prevent it or there is nothing anyone can do about it: · "Sorry you didn't get the job, Mike." "Yeah, thanks. I guess that's the way the cookie crumbles."
► grit your teeth to accept a situation or job you do not like and try to deal with it in a determined way: · Rescue workers here have little choice but to grit their teeth and get on with the grim task of recovering the bodies.· I was desperately unhappy in that job, but had to grit my teeth and stay smiling for the sake of my children.
WORD SETS► Roadsarterial, adjectiveartery, nounasphalt, nounAve., avenue, nounballast, nounbarricade, nounBelisha beacon, nounbeltway, nounbitumen, nounblacktop, nounblind alley, nounblind spot, nounBlvd., bollard, nounbottleneck, nounboulevard, nounbox junction, nounbus lane, nounbus shelter, nounbus stop, nounbypass, nounbypass, verbbyway, nouncamber, nouncarriageway, nounCatseye, nouncauseway, nouncentral reservation, nounchicane, nounchippings, nouncircus, nounclose, nouncloverleaf, nouncobble, verbcobble, nouncobbled, adjectivecobblestone, nouncone, nouncontraflow, nouncorner, nouncorniche, nouncrash barrier, nouncrawler lane, nouncrescent, nouncrossing, nouncrossroads, nouncross street, nouncrosswalk, nouncul-de-sac, nouncurb, noundead end, noundirt road, noundiversion, noundivided highway, noundogleg, nounDr, dual carriageway, nounesplanade, nounexit, nounexpress, adjectiveexpressway, nounfast lane, nounflyover, nounfootbridge, nounfreeway, nounfwy., gradient, noungravelled, adjectivegridlock, noungrit, noungrit, verbgutter, nounhairpin bend, nounhard shoulder, nounheadroom, nounhedgerow, nounhigh road, nounhighway, nounhill, nounhump-backed bridge, nouninterchange, nounintersect, verbintersection, nouninterstate, nounkerb, nounlamp-post, nounlane, nounlay-by, nounlevel crossing, nounmacadam, nounmain road, nounmanhole, nounmedian, nounmeter maid, nounmews, nounmilestone, nounmini-roundabout, nounmotorway, nounnegotiable, adjectiveoff-ramp, nounoff-road, adjectiveone-way, adjectiveon-ramp, nounorbital, adjectiveparade, nounparkway, nounpath, nounpathway, nounpave, verbpavement, nounpedestrian, nounpedestrian, adjectivepedestrian crossing, nounpedestrianize, verbpedestrian precinct, nounpelican crossing, nounpiazza, nounpike, nounPk, Pl., plaza, nounpoint, nounpothole, nounpromenade, nounramp, nounRd., rest area, nounresurface, verbright of way, nounring road, nounroad, nounroadblock, nounroad sign, nounroad tax, nounroadway, nounroadworks, nounroundabout, nounrush hour, nounrut, nounrutted, adjectiveS-bend, nounS-curve, nounservice area, nounservice station, nounshoulder, nounsidewalk, nounsignpost, nounsingle track road, nounsleeping policeman, nounslip road, nounsnow route, nounsoft shoulder, nounspeed bump, nounspeed limit, nounspur, nounSt, stoplight, nounstreet, nounstreetcar, nounstreetlight, nounstrip, nounsubway, nounsuperhighway, nounsuspension bridge, nounswitchback, nountar, nountar, verbtarmac, nountarmac, verbtaxi rank, nounterminus, nounthoroughfare, nounthroughway, nounthruway, nounT-junction, nountoll, nountollbooth, nountoll bridge, nountollgate, nountoll road, nountollway, nountowaway zone, nountraffic, nountraffic calming, nountraffic circle, nountraffic cone, nountraffic island, nountraffic lights, nountraffic warden, nountramlines, nountruck stop, nountrunk road, nounturn, nounturning, nounturn-off, nounturnout, nounturnpike, noununderpass, nounway, nounwayside, nounweighbridge, nounyellow line, nounzebra crossing, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► grit/clench your teeth
Phrases (=put them firmly together)· He was gritting his teeth against the pain.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► tooth· He looked up at her, teeth gritted, his face a mask of blood from his injuries.· But Li Yuan held on, his teeth gritted, his face determined.· His teeth were gritted together and he had dark circles under his eyes.· Both of them seem to have decided to become novelists with teeth gritted, by sheer force of will.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► grit your teeth
1to scatter grit on a frozen road to make it less slippery2grit your teeth a)to use all your determination to continue in spite of difficulties: - I guess I'll have to just grit my teeth and wait for things to get better.
- I was desperately unhappy in that job, but had to grit my teeth and stay smiling for the sake of my children.
- Rescue workers here have little choice but to grit their teeth and get on with the grim task of recovering the bodies.
- And a seizure makes you grit your teeth.
- He gritted his teeth against the demand of his lungs to burst.
- He gritted his teeth like a cliff.
- I gritted my teeth and went to work.
- Rory gritted his teeth, pulled.
- She continued to grit her teeth in silence.
- She would grit her teeth and take everything he threw at her - for the time being.
Just grit your teeth and hang on – it’ll be over soon. b)to bite your teeth together, especially when you are in pain, angry, or under pressure: Ben gritted his teeth, hoping Sasha wouldn’t notice his fear. ‘No, that’s alright,’ she said through gritted teeth.