GRIT

• (noun) fortitude and determination

  "he didn't have the guts to try it"

  synonyms : backbone , gumption , guts , moxie , sand

• (noun) a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone

  synonyms : gritrock , gritstone

• (verb) clench together

  "grit one's teeth"

• (verb) cover with a grit

  "grit roads"

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