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noun

Grunt n.

A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog.

(Zool.) Any one of several species of American food fishes, of the genus Haemulon, allied to the snappers, as, the black grunt (Haemulon Plumieri), and the redmouth grunt (Haemulon aurolineatus), of the Southern United States; also applied to allied species of the genera Pomadasys, Orthopristis, and Pristopoma. Called also pigfish, squirrel fish, and grunter; so called from the noise it makes when taken.

A U. S. infantryman; used especially of those fighting in the war in Vietnam. (slang)

verb

Grunt v. t. (past & past part. grunted; pres. part. grunting) 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."

Grunting ox (Zool.), the yak.

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Etymology of 'Grunt'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Grunt" Quotes from Famous Books

... disguise than a red blanket and a grunt Archulera could have passed for an Indian anywhere, but he made it clear to all that he regarded himself as a Spanish gentleman. He was descended, like Ramon, from one of the old families, which had received occasional ...

— The Blood of the Conquerors • Harvey Fergusson

... follow you; I'll lead you about a round, Through bog, through bush, through brake, through brier; Sometime a horse I'll be, sometime a hound, A hog, a headless bear, sometime a fire; And neigh, and bark, and grunt, and roar, and burn, Like horse, hound, hog, bear, fire, at ...

— A Midsummer Night's Dream • William Shakespeare [Collins edition]

... the sill, he dropped from sight, the boys hearing him land with a thud on the turf below. It was no great leap, though the fall must have jarred him considerably, for the boys heard him grunt, and then groan ...

— Tom Swift and his Giant Cannon - or, The Longest Shots on Record • Victor Appleton

... could only grunt. Big and strong as he was, half a dozen men attacking him at once hampered him. He threw them from him, one after another, and was gradually making his way toward the now slowly-moving airship. But would ...

— Tom Swift and his Photo Telephone • Victor Appleton

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— The Beacon Second Reader • James H. Fassett

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