As nouns the difference between grit and grime

is that grit is collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, swarf from metalworking while grime is dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.

As verbs the difference between grit and grime

is that grit is to clench, particularly in reaction to pain or anger; apparently only appears in gritting one's teeth while grime is to begrime; to cake with dirt.

As an adjective Grit

is of or belonging to the Liberal Party of Canada.

As a proper noun Grime is

{{surname|A=An|English}}, probably derived from Old Norse grimr or grimmr

grit

English

Etymology 1

With early modern vowel shortening, from (etyl) grete, griet, from (etyl) ‘lump’).

Noun

(-)

Collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, swarf from metalworking.

The flower beds were white with grit from sand blasting the flagstone walkways.

Inedible particles in food.

It tastes like grit from nutshells in these cookies.

Firmness of mind; invincible spirit; unyielding courage or fearlessness; fortitude.

That kid with the cast on his arm has the grit to play dodgeball.

A measure of relative coarseness of an abrasive material such as sandpaper.

I need a sheet of 100 grit sandpaper.

(geology) A hard, coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; gritstone. Also, to a finer sharp-grained sandstone, e.g. grindstone grit .

Derived terms

* *

Related terms

* * * sand, sandy, sandblasting

See also

* debris * mortar and pestle * swarf

Verb

To clench, particularly in reaction to pain or anger; apparently only appears in gritting one's teeth .

We had no choice but to grit our teeth and get on with it.

He has a sleeping disorder and grits his teeth.

To cover with grit .

To give forth a grating sound, like sand under the feet; to grate; to grind.

* Goldsmith

The sanded floor that grits beneath the tread.

Derived terms

*

Etymology 2

(etyl) gryt ‘bran, chaff’, from (etyl) grytt, from (etyl) . See above.

Noun

(en noun)

(usually in plural) husked]] but unground [[oat, oats

(usually in plural) coarsely ground corn or hominy used as porridge

Related terms

* *

Anagrams

* girt * trig

grime

English

(wikipedia grime)

Noun

(-)

Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.

* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)

, chapter=14 citation , passage=Nanny Broome was looking up at the outer wall.  Just under the ceiling there were three lunette windows, heavily barred and blacked out in the normal way by centuries of grime .}}

(music) A genre of urban music that emerged in London, England, in the early 2000s, primarily a development of UK garage, dancehall, and hip hop.

Related terms

* grimy (pos a)

Verb

(grim)

To begrime; to cake with dirt

* {{quote-book, year=1862, author=Edwin Waugh, title=Home-Life of the Lancashire Factory Folk during the Cotton Famine, chapter=, edition= citation

, passage=All grimed with coaldust, they swing along the street with their dinner baskets and cans in their hands, chattering merrily.}}

* {{quote-book, year=1920, author=Harold Bindloss, title=Lister's Great Adventure, chapter=, edition= citation

, passage=Fog from the river rolled up the street and the windows were grimed by soot, but Cartwright had not turned on the electric light.}}

* {{quote-book, year=1918, author=Harold Bindloss, title=The Buccaneer Farmer, chapter=, edition= citation

, passage=His skin was grimed with dust, for he had ridden hard in scorching heat, and was anxious and impatient to get on.}} ----