grunt

1. v. t. To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan or a deep guttural sound. Source: opted

2. n. A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog. Source: opted

3. n. Any one of several species of American food fishes, of the genus Haemulon, allied to the snappers, as, the black grunt (A. Plumieri), and the redmouth grunt (H. 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. Source: opted

4. n. the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs Source: wordnet

5. n. an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker Source: wordnet

6. n. medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught Source: wordnet

7. v. issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise Source: wordnet

8. 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. Shak. Grunting ox (Zoöl.), the yak. 1. A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog. 2. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of American food fishes, of the genus Hæmulon, allied to the snappers, as, the black grunt (A. Plumieri), and the redmouth grunt (H. 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. Source: webster

9. To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groanor a deep guttural sound.Who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a weary life. Shak.Grunting ox (Zoöl.), the yak. Source: adambom

10. v:50/n:50 n. the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs n. an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker n. medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught v. issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise Source: ecdict

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