grunt

Definition of Grunt in English :

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Noun

1. grunt, oink

the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs

oink

2. grunt

an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker

Example Sentences:
'infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts'
'he went from grunt to chairman in six years'

3. grunt

medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught

Verb

4. grunt

issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise

Example Sentences:
'He grunted his reluctant approval'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Grunt

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verb

1. (intransitive)

(esp of pigs and some other animals) to emit a low short gruff noise

2. (when tr, may take a clause as object)

to express something gruffly

he grunted his answer

noun

3.

the characteristic low short gruff noise of pigs, etc, or a similar sound, as of disgust

4.

any of various mainly tropical marine sciaenid fishes, such as Haemulon macrostomum (Spanish grunt), that utter a grunting sound when caught

5. US slang

an infantry soldier or US Marine

Grunt

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verb intransitive

1.

to make the short, deep, hoarse sound of a hog

2.

to make a sound like this, as in annoyance, contempt, effort, etc.

verb transitive

3.

to express by grunting

to grunt one's disapproval

noun

4.

the sound made in grunting

5.

any of a family (Haemulidae) of marine percoid fishes that grunt when removed from water

6. US, Slang

a.

a U.S. infantryman, orig. in the war in Vietnam

b.

any person having or performing a low-prestige job involving routine tasks, strenuous labor, etc.

adjective

7.

of, for, or done by a grunt

grunt work

Grunt

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v. grunt·ed, grunt·ing, grunts

v. intr.

1. To utter a deep guttural sound, as a hog does.

2. To utter a sound similar to a grunt, as in disgust.

v. tr.

To utter or express with a deep guttural sound: He merely grunted his approval.

n.

1. A deep guttural sound.

2. Any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes of the family Haemulidae that produce a grunting sound by rubbing together their pharyngeal teeth.

3. Slang An infantryman, especially in the US Army or Marine Corps: “No one knows the cost of war better than the grunts” (Nathaniel Fick).

4. Slang One who performs routine or mundane tasks.

5. New England A dessert made by stewing fruit topped with pieces of biscuit dough, which steam as the fruit cooks. Also called slump.

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