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grunt
English
Etymology
From Middle English grunten, from Old English grunnettan (“to grunt”), from Proto-Germanic *grunnatjan? (“to grunt”), frequentative of Proto-Germanic *grunn?n? (“to grunt”), from Proto-Indo-European *g?run- (“to shout”).
Cognate with German grunzen (“to grunt”), Danish grynte (“to grunt”). The noun senses are all instances of zero derivation from the verb.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???nt/
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
grunt (plural grunts)
- A short snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak.
- The snorting cry of a pig.
- Any fish of the perciform family Haemulidae.
- A person who does ordinary and boring work.
- Synonyms: gofer, lackey, peon
- (US, military slang) An infantry soldier.
- Coordinate term: pogue
- (slang) The amount of power of which a vehicle is capable.
- 1992, Autocar & Motor (volume 192, page 61)
- The engine might not possess quite as much grunt as the later 24v six, but it delivers invigorating performance […]
- 2006, Torque (February 2006, page 56)
- With this much grunt, it is surprising that the engine is relatively quiet.
- 1992, Autocar & Motor (volume 192, page 61)
- (Canada, US) A dessert of steamed berries and dough, usually blueberries; blueberry grunt.
- Synonyms: fungy, fungee
Derived terms
- grunt boy
- grunt-level
- grunt level
- grunt work
Translations
Verb
grunt (third-person singular simple present grunts, present participle grunting, simple past and past participle grunted)
- (intransitive, of a person) To make a grunt or grunts.
- (intransitive, of a pig) To make a grunt or grunts.
- (intransitive, Britain, slang) To break wind; to fart.
See also
The frequentative form gruntle.
Translations
References
Middle English
Verb
grunt
- Alternative form of grunten
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
grunt
- neuter singular of grunn
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
grunt
- neuter singular of grunn
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *grunduz.
Noun
grunt m
- ground
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: gront
- Dutch: grond
Further reading
- “grunt”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Grund.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?runt/
Noun
grunt m inan
- (construction, geology) soil
- ground (the bottom of a body of water)
Declension
Derived terms
- gruntowno??
- gruntowy
- gruntowny
- gruntownie
Further reading
- grunt in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- grunt in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Grund.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?rûnt/
Noun
gr?nt m (Cyrillic spelling ??????)
- (regional) plot of land, lot
Declension
Swedish
Adjective
grunt
- absolute indefinite neuter form of grund.
Adverb
grunt
- shallowly
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assure
English
Etymology
From Old French asseurer (Modern French assurer), from Latin ad- + securus (“secure”). Cognate with Spanish asegurar. Doublet of assecure.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?????/, /?????/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?????/, /????/
- Homophone: ashore
- Rhymes: -??(?)
Verb
assure (third-person singular simple present assures, present participle assuring, simple past and past participle assured)
- (transitive) To make sure and secure; ensure.
- (transitive, followed by that or of) To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something).
- I assure you that the program will work smoothly when we demonstrate it to the client.
- He assured of his commitment to her happiness.
- (obsolete) To guarantee, promise (to do something).
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.ii:
- That as a law for euer should endure; / Which to obserue in word of knights they did assure.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.ii:
- (transitive) To reassure.
Related terms
- assurance
- reassure
Translations
See also
- ensure
- insure
Anagrams
- Sauers, Sauser
French
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -y?
Verb
assure
- first-person singular present indicative of assurer
- third-person singular present indicative of assurer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of assurer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of assurer
- second-person singular imperative of assurer
Anagrams
- ruasse, sueras, useras
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