grunt

  1. Noun.  A short, snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak.
  2. Noun.  The snorting cry of a pig.
  3. Noun.  A family of ''Perciformes'' fish of the family ''Haemulidae''.
  4. Noun.  (context, Army and United States Marine Corps slang) An infantry soldier. (From the sound he presumably makes when shouldering a pack before starting a road march.).
  5. Verb.  (intransitive) Of a person: To make a grunt or grunts.
  6. Verb.  (intransitive) Of a pig: To make a grunt or grunts.

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