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Pronunciation : Grin
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. grin.]
Definition : Defn: A snare; a gin. [Obs.] Like a bird that hasteth to his grin. Remedy of Love.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Grin
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. grinnen, grennen, AS. grennian, Sw. grina; akin to D. grijnen, G. greinen, OHG. grinan, Dan. grine. Groan.]
Definition : 1. To show the teeth, as a dog; to shsrl.

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, acorn, or pain. The pangs of death do make him grin. Shak.

i. [imp. & p. p. Grinned; p. pr. & vb. n. Grinning.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Grin
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To express by grinning. Grinned horrible a ghastly smile.Milton.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Grin
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The act of closing the teeth and showing them, or of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth; a hard, forced, or smeering smile. I.Watts. He showed twenty teeth at a grin. Addison.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913