Definition of "grig" in English

noun

1. (obsolete) A dwarf.

2. A cricket or grasshopper.

3. A small or young eel.

   • [W]e assembled at one o'clock, at two sat down to dinner, consisting of capital stewed grigs, a dish Mrs Burt was famous for dressing, a large joint of roast or boiled meat, with proper vegetables and a good-sized pudding or pie […] .

4. Specifically, the broad-nosed eel. See glut.

noun

1. (UK, dialect) Heath or heather.

verb

1. (transitive) To irritate or annoy.