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To clench one's teeth together tightly because of pain, anger, frustration, or self-assurance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation and deal with it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- There's a storm coming, so I grit my teeth and start rowing with all my might.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: face up to, bite the bullet, grin and bear it, suck it up
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
صَرَّ أَسْنَانَهُ
(ṣarra ʔasnānahu)
— clench one's teeth together
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Arabic:
غزز سنانه
(ḡazzaz snānu)
— clench one's teeth together
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Belarusian:
сашчамля́ць зу́бы
(saščamljácʹ zúby)
— clench one's teeth together
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Belarusian:
сашчамі́ць зу́бы
(saščamícʹ zúby)
— clench one's teeth together
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Chinese Mandarin:
咬牙
(yǎoyá)
— clench one's teeth together
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Dutch:
knarsetanden
— clench one's teeth together
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Finnish:
kiristellä hampaitaan
— clench one's teeth together
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Finnish:
kiristellä hampaita
— clench one's teeth together
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Finnish:
purra hammasta
— clench one's teeth together
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French:
serrer les dents
— clench one's teeth together
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German:
die Zähne zusammenbeißen
— clench one's teeth together
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Greek:
σφίγγω τα δόντια
(sfíngo ta dóntia)
— clench one's teeth together
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Hebrew:
חָרַק שִׁנַּיִם
(ẖaráq shináyim)
— clench one's teeth together
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Italian:
digrignare i denti
— clench one's teeth together
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Italian:
stringere i denti
— clench one's teeth together
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Japanese:
歯を食いしばる
(ha o kuishibaru)
— clench one's teeth together
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Korean:
이를 악물다
(i-reul angmulda)
— clench one's teeth together
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Maltese:
għażżaż snienu
— clench one's teeth together
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Norwegian Bokmål:
bite tennene sammen
— clench one's teeth together
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Polish:
zaciskać zęby
— clench one's teeth together
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Polish:
zacisnąć zęby
— clench one's teeth together
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Portuguese:
ranger os dentes
— clench one's teeth together
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Russian:
сти́скивать зу́бы
(stískivatʹ zúby)
— clench one's teeth together
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Russian:
сти́снуть зу́бы
(stísnutʹ zúby)
— clench one's teeth together
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Russian:
скрежета́ть зуба́ми
(skrežetátʹ zubámi)
— clench one's teeth together
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Russian:
скрипе́ть зуба́ми
(skripétʹ zubámi)
— clench one's teeth together
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Spanish:
apretar los dientes
— clench one's teeth together
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Spanish:
dentellar
— clench one's teeth together
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Spanish:
castañetear
— clench one's teeth together
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Spanish:
castañear
— clench one's teeth together
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Spanish:
carraquear
— clench one's teeth together
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Swedish:
bita ihop (tänderna)
— clench one's teeth together
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Swedish:
gnissla tänder
— clench one's teeth together
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Tagalog:
pagngalatin
— clench one's teeth together
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Tagalog:
lumangutngot
— clench one's teeth together
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Thai:
กัดฟัน
— clench one's teeth together
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Thai:
ขบฟัน
— clench one's teeth together
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Thai:
บดฟัน
— clench one's teeth together
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Ukrainian:
зці́плювати зу́би
(zcípljuvaty zúby)
— clench one's teeth together
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Ukrainian:
зці́пити зу́би
(zcípyty zúby)
— clench one's teeth together
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Ukrainian:
сти́снути зу́би
(stýsnuty zúby)
— clench one's teeth together
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Belarusian:
сашчамля́ць зу́бы
(saščamljácʹ zúby)
— face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it
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Belarusian:
сашчамі́ць зу́бы
(saščamícʹ zúby)
— face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it
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Chinese Mandarin:
咬緊牙關 /咬紧牙关
(yǎojǐnyáguān)
— face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it
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Dutch:
door de zure appel heen bijten
— face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it
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Finnish:
purra hammasta
— face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it
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French:
serrer les dents
— face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it
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German:
die Zähne zusammenbeißen
— face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it
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German:
in den sauren Apfel beißen
— face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it
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Greek:
σφίγγω τα δόντια
(sfíngo ta dóntia)
— face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it
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Italian:
stringere i denti
— face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it
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Japanese:
歯を食いしばる
(ha o kuishibaru)
— face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it
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Japanese:
歯軋りする
(hagishiri suru)
— face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it
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Korean:
이를 악물다
(i-reul angmulda)
— face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it
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Norwegian Bokmål:
bite tennene sammen
— face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it
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Polish:
zaciskać zęby
— face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it
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Polish:
zacisnąć zęby
— face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it
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Russian:
сти́скивать зу́бы
(stískivatʹ zúby)
— face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it
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Russian:
сти́снуть зу́бы
(stísnutʹ zúby)
— face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it
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Swedish:
bita ihop
— face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it
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Thai:
กัดฟัน
— face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it
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Ukrainian:
зці́плювати зу́би
(zcípljuvaty zúby)
— face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it
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Ukrainian:
зці́пити зу́би
(zcípyty zúby)
— face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it
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Ukrainian:
сти́снути зу́би
(stýsnuty zúby)
— face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it
