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noun small pieces of stone QUANT. bit, piece A bit of grit had got into my eye. courage/determination ADJ. sheer, true VERB + GRIT have Don't give in yet. You have more grit than that. | display, show The team showed their true grit and played a magnificent game. | take It takes sheer grit to stand up to a bully like that.
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