grunt

grunt
grunt [grunt]
vi.
[ME grunten < OE grunnettan (akin to Ger grunzen), freq. of grunian, to grunt < IE * gru-, echoic > L grunnire]
1. to make the short, deep, hoarse sound of a hog
2. to make a sound like this, as in annoyance, contempt, effort, etc.
vt.
to express by grunting [to grunt one's disapproval]
n.
1. the sound made in grunting
2. any of a family (Haemulidae) of marine percoid fishes that grunt when removed from water
☆ 3. Slang
a) a U.S. infantryman, orig. in the war in Vietnam
b) any person having or performing a low-prestige job involving routine tasks, strenuous labor, etc.
adj.
of, for, or done by a grunt [grunt work]

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