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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Grin \Grin\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Grinned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grinning}.] [OE. grinnen, grennen, AS. grennian, Sw. grina; akin to D. grijnen, G. greinen, OHG. grinan, Dan. grine. [root]35. Cf. {Groan}.]
1. To show the teeth, as a dog; to snarl.
2. To set the teeth together and open the lips, or to open the mouth and withdraw the lips from the teeth, so as to show them, as in laughter, scorn, or pain.
The pangs of death do make him grin. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Grin \Grin\, verb (used with an object) To express by grinning.
Grinned horrible a ghastly smile. --Milton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Grin \Grin\, noun The act of closing the teeth and showing them, or of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth; a hard, forced, or sneering smile. --I.Watts.
He showed twenty teeth at a grin. --Addison.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Grin \Grin\, noun [AS. grin.] A snare; a gin. [Obs.]
Like a bird that hasteth to his grin. --Remedy of Love.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
grin
noun: a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement [syn: {smile}, {smiling}, {grinning}]
verb: to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl [also: {grinning}, {grinned}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
17 Moby Thesaurus words for "grin": beam, bright smile, broad grin, crack a smile, ear-to-ear grin, gleaming smile, glowing smile, grinning, idiotic grin, sardonic grin, simper, smile, smile brightly, smiling, smirk, stupid grin, toothful grin
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