grunt (n.)

  1. the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs

    [ Syn: oink ]

  2. an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker; infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts; he went from grunt to chairman in six years'

  3. medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught

    grunt (v.)

  1. issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise; He grunted his reluctant approval'

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