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Definition of Grunt
1. Verb. Issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise. "He grunted his reluctant approval"
2. Noun. The short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs.
3. Noun. An unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker. "He went from grunt to chairman in six years"
4. Noun. Medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught.
Group relationships: Family Haemulidae, Haemulidae
Specialized synonyms: Haemulon Album, Margate, Haemulon Macrostomum, Spanish Grunt, Haemulon Aurolineatum, Tomtate, Cottonwick, Haemulon Malanurum, Haemulon Parra, Sailor's-choice, Sailors Choice, Anisotremus Virginicus, Pork-fish, Porkfish, Anisotremus Surinamensis, Black Margate, Pompon, Hogfish, Orthopristis Chrysopterus, Pigfish
Definition of Grunt
1. v. t. To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan or a deep guttural sound.
2. n. A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog.
Definition of Grunt
1. Noun. A short, snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak. ¹
2. Noun. The snorting cry of a pig. ¹
3. Noun. A family of ''Perciformes'' fish of the family ''Haemulidae'' ¹
4. Noun. (context: Army and United States Marine Corps slang) An infantry soldier. (From the sound he presumably makes when shouldering a pack before starting a road march.) ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive) Of a person: To make a grunt or grunts. ¹
6. Verb. (intransitive) Of a pig: To make a grunt or grunts. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Grunt
1. to utter a deep, guttural sound [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Grunt
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Origin: 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 short groan or a deep guttural sound. "Who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a weary life.