grunt

Meaning

1. A short snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak.
2. The snorting cry of a pig.
3. Any fish of the perciform family Haemulidae.
4. A person who does ordinary and boring work.
5. (United States Army and Marine Corps slang) An infantry soldier.
6. The amount of power of which a vehicle is capable.
7. (of a person) To make a grunt or grunts.
8. (of a pig) To make a grunt or grunts.
9. To break wind; to fart.

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Sources

1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data