grits Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun coarsely ground hulled corn boiled as a breakfast dish in the southern United States
    hominy grits.
  2. noun a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
    gritrock; grit; gritstone.
  3. noun fortitude and determination
    backbone; grit; gumption; guts; sand; moxie.
    • he didn't have the guts to try it
  4. verb cover with a grit
    grit.
    • grit roads
  5. verb clench together
    grit.
    • grit one's teeth

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