Definisi : n 1. (small pieces of stone) batu halus; (sand particles) pasir; (tech) kersik, grit: ~ got into his eye, pasir masuk dlm matanya; ~ was spread on the road to make it less slippery, grit ditaburkan di atas jalan supaya jalan itu tdk berapa licin; 2. pluck, determination, /ketabahan, kecekalan/ hati, /tabah, cekal/ hati: he showed he was a player with plenty of ~, dia menunjukkan bahawa dia pemain yg amat tabah hati; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : ~ o’s teeth, a. /mengetapkan, menggetapkan/ gigi sso: every time his wife makes that comment, he ~s his teeth in annoyance, setiap kali isterinya membuat komen itu, dia mengetapkan gigi krn marah; b. (fig.), /mencekalkan, menguatkan/ hati: he just ~ted his teeth and jumped from the platform, dia mencekalkan hati lalu terjun dr pelantar itu. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)