(grit) noun
1. Rough, hard particles; sand or fine gravel.
2. A coarse compact sandstone adapted for grindstones.
3. U.S. Firmness of character, especially in pain or danger; pluck; courage.
4. Degree of hardness with openness of texture or composition: applied to burr-stone, etc.
—v. grit·ted, grit·ting v.t. To grind or press (the teeth) together, as in anger or determination.
—v.i. To give forth a grating sound. [OE grēot]

(grit) noun
1. Coarse meal.
2. plural U.S. Coarsely ground hominy. [OE grytte]

(grit) adjective Scot.
Great; influential.

(grit) Canadian noun
A member of the Liberal Party.
—adjective Of or pertaining to the Liberal Party.