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grunt

1. grunt \'gr*nt\ vb [ME grunten, fr. OE grunnettan, freq. of grunian, of 
   imit. or]igin : to make the characteristic throat sound of a hog or a 
   similar sound  : to utter with a grunt  - grunt.er n
2. grunt n [fr. the noise it makes when taken from the water] 1a: the deep 
   short sound characteristic of a hog  1b: a similar sound  2: any of 
   numerous chiefly tropical marine percoid fishes (family Pomadasid ae) 
   related to the snappers