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# grin

verb (grin, grins, grinned, grinning); noun (a grin, grins)

«grin» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To smile widely, often showing your teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grin/#m1)
2. (noun) A wide, happy or cheeky smile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grin/#m2)
3. Phrase «grin and bear it»: to put up with something unpleasant without complaining. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grin/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories a grin shows joy, mischief or cheekiness: «he grinned from ear to ear». «Grin and bear it» is an idiom for being patient. Phrases: grin from ear to ear, a cheeky grin, a big grin, wipe that grin off your face.

### Examples

- Max grinned when he saw the birthday cake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grin/#x1)
- She had a cheeky grin on her face. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grin/#x2)
- He grinned from ear to ear after scoring a goal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grin/#x3)
- The Cheshire Cat's grin stayed after the cat disappeared. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grin/#x4)
- The injection hurt, but I had to grin and bear it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grin/#x5)
- Wipe that grin off your face and tidy your room! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grin/#x6)
- “At this the spectre grinned in my face and cried mockingly: [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grin/#x7)

### Note

Past: grinned; -ing: grinning (double n). A grin is usually wider than a smile. Do not mix up with «grind» or «groan».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «grin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grin/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«grin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/grin.html) on Mova free.