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grunt — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. u, Mc. gruntncie; lm M. y || a {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} uprawiana lub nadająca się do uprawy wierzchnia warstwa ziemi; ziemia uprawna, gleba, rola : {{/stl 7}}{{stl… … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
grunt — [grunt] vi. [ME grunten < OE grunnettan (akin to Ger grunzen), freq. of grunian, to grunt < IE * gru , echoic > L grunnire] 1. to make the short, deep, hoarse sound of a hog 2. to make a sound like this, as in annoyance, contempt, effort … English World dictionary
Grunt — may refer to:* a deep guttural sound ** death grunt, the death metal singing style * slang for an infantryman * fish of the family Haemulidae * Grunt sculpin, the only member of the fish family Rhamphocottidae * Grunt (G.I. Joe), an infantryman… … Wikipedia
Grunt — (gr[u^]nt), n. 1. A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of American food fishes, of the genus {H[ae]mulon}, allied to the snappers, as, the black grunt ({A. Plumieri}), and the redmouth grunt … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grunt — grunt·er; grunt·ling; grunt; grunt·ing·ly; … English syllables
Grunt — (gr[u^]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grunted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grunting}.] [OE. grunten; akin to As. grunian, G. grunzen, Dan. grynte, Sw. grymta; all prob. of imitative; or perh. akin to E. groan.] To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grunt|er — «GRUHN tuhr», noun. 1. a person or animal that grunts, especially a hog. 2. = grunt (def. 3). (Cf. ↑grunt) … Useful english dictionary
grunt — inter. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} spec. nel linguaggio dei fumetti, esprime disappunto, rabbia repressa e sim.; anche s.m.inv {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XX. ETIMO: der. di (to) grunt grugnire … Dizionario italiano
grunt — grȕnt m <N mn grùntovi> DEFINICIJA reg. zemljišna parcela; posjed [grunt pogodan za gradnju] ETIMOLOGIJA njem. Grund … Hrvatski jezični portal
grunt to — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}{coś} pot. {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} z naciskiem: coś jest najważniejsze, podstawowe, zasadnicze : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Grunt to dobre samopoczucie. {{/stl 10}} … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
grunt — ► VERB 1) (of an animal, especially a pig) make a low, short guttural sound. 2) make a low inarticulate sound to express effort or indicate assent. ► NOUN 1) a grunting sound. 2) informal, chiefly N. Amer. a low ranking soldier or worker.… … English terms dictionary
