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Webster 1913 Edition
Grin
Grin
,Noun.
[AS.
grin
.] A snare; a gin.
[Obs.]
Like a bird that hasteth to his
grin
. Remedy of Love.
Grin
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Grinned
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Grinning
.] [OE.
grinnen
, grennen
, AS. grennian
, Sw. grina
; akin to D. grijnen
, G. greinen
, OHG. grinan
, Dan. grine
. √35. Cf. Groan
.] 1.
To show the teeth, as a dog; to snarl.
2.
To set the teeth together and open the lips, or to open the mouth and withdraw the lips from the teeth, so as to show them, as in laughter, scorn, or pain.
The pangs of death do make him
grin
. Shakespeare
Grin
,Verb.
T.
To express by grinning.
Grin
,Noun.
The act of closing the teeth and showing them, or of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth; a hard, forced, or sneering smile.
I.Watts.
He showed twenty teeth at a
grin
. Addison.
Webster 1828 Edition
Grin
GRIN
, v.i.1.
To set the teeth together and open the lips, or to open the mouth and withdraw the lips from the teeth, so as to show them, as in laughter or scorn. Fools grin on fools.
2.
To fix the teeth, as in anguish.GRIN
,Noun.
withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth.
GRIN
,Noun.
GRIN
,Verb.
T.
He grinned horribly a ghastly smile.