The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word FANG which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Grin and bare it! crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FANG | 100 % | 4 |
Why may FANG be the right solution?
The phrase "grin and bear it" means to endure a difficult situation with good humor. "Fang" is a homophone of "fang," which means tooth, and "bare" sounds like "bear," which means to reveal or expose. Therefore, "grin and bare it" sounds like "grin and bear it," and "fang" is a word that sounds like "bear" and means tooth.
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Crossword Answer definitions
FANG noun- A long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh
- (in snakes) a long pointed tooth for injecting venom
- To strike or attack with the fangs.
- To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs.
- To catch, capture; seize; grip; clutch; lay hold of.
- To take; receive with assent; accept.
- (as a guest) To receive with hospitality; welcome.
- (a thing given or imposed) To receive.
- To receive or adopt into spiritual relation, as in baptism; be godfather or godmother to.
- A grasping; capture; the act or power of seizing; hold.
- That which is seized or carried off; booty; spoils; stolen goods.
- Any projection, catch, shoot, or other thing by which hold is taken; a prehensile part or organ.
- A channel cut in the rock, or a pipe of wood, used for conveying air.
- (in the plural) Cage-shuts.
- The coil or bend of a rope; (by extension) a noose; a trap.
- The valve of a pump box.
- To supply (a pump) with the water necessary for it to operate.
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