Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Grit"

A: grit AND determination means to have the ability to hang in there and keep going, even when you don’t want to

A: sheer
"complete and total"
http://learnersdictionary.com/definition/sheer

grit
"informal : mental toughness and courage "
http://learnersdictionary.com/definition/grit

if you're still confused, just ignore "sheer".

A: To have strength, determination, will

A: It means no one can contact you - no cell phone, no internet, no signal of any kind. When I go to a movie and silence my phone, I’m “off the grid” because no one can contact me.

A: Una sola cosa o persona que está arruinando/estropeando una situación que podría haber sido muy positiva o agradable.
I believe they are also a quote from a Sherlock Holmes movie.

A: CLASP
Noun —> Could you undo the clasp on my necklace for me?
Verb —> He clasped her hands tightly.

GRIT
Noun (1) —> This project is going to take a lot of grit and determination.
Noun (2) —> She got a bit of grit in her eye.
Verb (1) —> The council are gritting the roads tonight because it’s going to snow tomorrow.
Verb (2) —> I’m just going to have to grit my teeth and get on with it.

LURCH
Noun (1) —> By quitting now he’s really left us in the lurch. (IDIOM)
Noun (2) —> The boat gave a violent lurch and I slipped.
Verb —> The car lurched forward.

TUCK
Noun —> I can do a standing back tuck.
Verb —> Tuck your shirt in.
Verb —> I keep these folders tucked away.

PLUCK
Verb (1) —> I need to pluck up the courage and ask her.
Verb (2) —> I need to pluck my eyebrows.
Verb (3) —> He plucked her from the crowd.
Noun —> Going for that promotion must have taken a lot of pluck.

A: 1 She needed grit and determination to reach her goal. 2 He grit his teeth in frustration. 3 The grit in my shoes is hurting my feet. 4 Use a fine grit sandpaper. 5 We eat grits and eggs for breakfast

A: "When he was done laying the last tile on the floor, he wiped the grit from his hands and stood back to admire his work."
"Through pure grit and determination, he managed to finish the history project in one night."

'Grit' can also be a verb.
"The pain was excruciating, but he gritted his teeth together and pushed onward."

A: "He grit his teeth." This means he clenched his jaw.

"The sand was gritty, yet comforting." This means the sand was
loose.

"He showed true grit." Grit here means courage or fortitude.

A: They are used interchangeably. From my impression perseverance is the more common word.

A: Grit is often used as slang for perseverance. It's more colloquial, so someone is more likely to say "you've got grit" than "you've got perseverance". However, they might say "you're persistent" but that tends to have a more negative connotation than "grit" does

A: Teeth are gritted
to grit your teeth and... (do something you don't want to do)
Clenched teeth are (usually) spoken through:
I heard him mutter through clenched teeth... xo 😺

A: Grit can be particles of sand, stone, dirt etc.

A: Gravel is a specific kind of rock people put in their yards. Grit is like... Chunky dirt? But it can also be a verb, like "she grit her teeth".

A: I assume this has to do with manicure/pedicure

its saying use the rough side to shape the nail

an example

a paper towel has a coarser grit than a Kleenex

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A: Grit = courage, determination

John has a reputation for grit and loyalty.

A: It'd be more natural to say 'it was a gritty deed'

A: Yes, that is correct. When you say someone has "grit", it means that they have the strength to do something. For example, if someone is training to be a marathon athlete, and they train every day, someone might say "He has grit".

Another possible meaning is the kind of food "grits". I don't eat them, but it is quite common in some parts of the United States.

A: "grit" is like inner courage or character. Means the writer is going forward optimistically

A: Or "we need to put our noses to the grindstone"

A: I think maybe you meant,

You just said that you wanted to show your grit, what caused you to give up now?