ETYM OE, greet, greot, sand, gravel, AS. greót grit, sant, dust; akin to OS griott, OFries. gret gravel, Old High Germ. grioz, German griess, Icel. grjôt, and to Eng. groats, grout. Related to Groats, Grout, Grail gravel.
A hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; SYN. gritrock, gritstone.
1. Bravoure.
2. Cran.
3. Zèle.
4. Énergie.
1. Entaille. Cran d'arrêt.
2. (Au figuré) Rang. Monter d'un cran.
3. (Au figuré) Courage. Avoir du cran.
1. To clench together.
2. To cover with a grit.