Grunt (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Grunt or Grunts may refer to:
Many games use the "simple soldier" meaning:
- a deep guttural sound
- death grunt, the death metal singing style
- "The GruntThe Grunt"The Grunt" is a funk instrumental recorded in 1970 by James Brown's band The J.B.'s. It was released as a two-part single on King. Part 1 of the recording was included on The J.B.'s 1972 album Food for Thought. It was one of only two instrumental singles recorded by the original J.B.'s lineup with...
", a 1970 instrumental recording by The J.B.'s - Phobos-GruntPhobos-GruntFobos-Grunt or Phobos-Grunt was an attempted Russian sample return mission to Phobos, one of the moons of Mars. It was launched on 9 November 2011 at 02:16 local time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, but subsequent rocket burns intended to set the craft on a course for Mars failed, leaving it...
, a planned Russian sample return mission to Phobos, one of the moons of Mars - A food preparation similar to a cobblerCobbler (food)thumb|Apple Cobbler.Cobbler refers to a variety of dishes, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom, consisting of a fruit or savoury filling poured into a large baking dish and covered with a batter, biscuit, or pie crust before being baked...
Fish
- fish of the family HaemulidaeHaemulidaeThe grunts are a family, Haemulidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes. They are numerous and widespread, with about 150 species in 19 genera, found in tropical fresh, brackish and salt waters around the world...
- Grunt sculpinGrunt sculpinThe grunt sculpin or grunt-fish, Rhamphocottus richardsonii, is the only member of the fish family Rhamphocottidae. It is native to temperate coastal waters of the North Pacific, from Japan to Alaska and south to California where it inhabits tide pools, rocky areas, and sandy bottoms at depths of...
, the only member of the fish family Rhamphocottidae
Military contexts
- An infantryman, in military slangMilitary slangMilitary slang is an array of colloquial terminology used commonly by military personnel, including slang which is unique to or originates with the armed forces. It often takes the form of abbreviations/acronyms or derivations of the NATO Phonetic Alphabet, or otherwise incorporates aspects of...
- Grunt (G.I. Joe)Grunt (G.I. Joe)Grunt is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and cartoon series. He is an infantryman with the G.I. Joe Team and debuted in 1982.-Profile:...
, a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe
Games
- Grunt (board wargame), a 1971 tactical wargame
- GruntzGruntzGruntz is a puzzle/strategy game for the PC, developed and published in February 1999 by Monolith Productions. It is packaged with a level editor and can be played in single and multiplayer modes....
, a 1999 puzzle/strategy game - Grunts 15mm SCI-FI, a table top wargame
Many games use the "simple soldier" meaning:
- A WarcraftWarcraftWarcraft: Orcs & Humans is a real-time strategy game , developed by Blizzard Entertainment and published by Blizzard and Interplay Entertainment. The MS-DOS version was released in November 1994 and the Macintosh version in late 1996. Sales were fairly high, reviewers were mostly impressed, and the...
orcish warrior - The simplest unit in the video game Z
- The smallest enemy in the video game Metal Arms: Glitch in the SystemMetal Arms: Glitch in the SystemMetal Arms: Glitch in the System is a third-person shooter developed by Swingin' Ape Studios. It was published by Vivendi Universal on November 18, 2003 in North America for the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It was released on April 21, 2008 for Xbox 360 through Xbox...
- A class in the multiplayer mode of the video game Conker: Live & ReloadedConker: Live & ReloadedConker: Live & Reloaded is an action-platform video game developed by Rare and exclusively released for the Xbox in June 2005. The single player mode is a remake of the 2001 game Conker's Bad Fur Day for the Nintendo 64. However, it includes a new multiplayer mode that is different to the Nintendo...
- An enemy in the Half-Life universe
- The weakest monster in Quake (video game)
- Grunt (Halo), an alien in the game Halo
- A Krogan squadmate in Mass Effect 2Mass Effect 2Mass Effect 2 is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 on January 26, 2010 and for PlayStation 3 on January 18, 2011...
Fiction
- Grunts!Grunts!Grunts! is the satiric fantasy novel by Mary Gentle.It is set in a basic fantasy world taken from the usual The Lord of the Rings mold, with orcs and elves using magic and typical medieval weaponry, but it plays heavily on black comedy and strong doses of violence and graphic description,...
, a 1992 fantasy by Mary Gentle - Grunts (film)Grunts (film)Grunts is an award winning gay pornographic film directed by Chris Ward and Ben Leon, produced by Raging Stallion Studios. Featuring a military theme with high budget sets and props the films shooting cost in the vicinity of US$250,000 with 40 scenes and 12 hours of footage...
, a gay pornographic film - Grunts (film), a 1983 Italian film featured in the movie Troll 2Troll 2Troll 2 is a 1990 horror film directed by Claudio Fragasso and starring Michael Stephenson, George Hardy, Margo Prey, Connie Young , Deborah Reed, and Jason Wright...
- Grunts (comics), a comic book mini-series by Keith Giffen
See also
- Grunting (tennis)Grunting (tennis)Grunting in tennis refers to the loud noise, sometimes described as "shrieking" or "screaming", made by some players during their strokes. It is prominent in women's tennis but also exists in men's tennis...
, in tennis refers to the loud noise, sometimes described as "shrieking" or "screaming", made by some players during their strokes
- Grunt RecordsGrunt RecordsGrunt Records is a vanity label founded in 1971 by Jefferson Airplane and distributed by RCA Records. Initially created to sign local Bay Area acts, the label later was used only for Jefferson Starship and Hot Tuna releases. The label ended use in 1987 after Grace Slick left...
, a vanity label founded in 1971 by Jefferson Airplane and distributed by RCA Records.