Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun grit

2 senses of grit

Sense 1
grit, gritrock, gritstone -- (a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone)
       => sandstone -- (a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.))

Sense 2
backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumption -- (fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it")
       => fortitude -- (strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb grit

2 senses of grit

Sense 1
grit -- (cover with a grit; "grit roads")
       => coat, surface -- (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate")

Sense 2
grit -- (clench together; "grit one's teeth")
       => clench -- (squeeze together tightly; "clench one's jaw")