Definition of "grommet"

grommet

/ˈɡɹɒm.ɪt/

noun
plural grommets
1. A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet.
2. (nautical) A ring formed of a single strand of rope, laid in three times round, fastening the upper edge of a sail to its stay.
3. (flags) An eyelet at the hoist end of a flag, used to fasten the flag to its halyard.
4. (slang, surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding) A young or inexperienced surfer, skateboarder, or snowboarder.
5. A boy serving on a ship.
verb
third-person singular simple present grommets, present participle grommeting, simple past and past participle grommeted
1. (transitive) To insert a grommet into.
  Quotations
  The device takes the form of a guard for the punch presses which are used in grommeting mail bags in the process of manufacture.
  1923, “American Machinist”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, volume 58, numbers 23-26, page 919
  There was little point in grommeting the hole, since the wrapping was already as rigid and tough as its invisibility permitted.
  2007, Wil McCarthy, The Wellstone‎, page 225
2. (transitive) To fasten using a grommet.
3. (intransitive) To apply grommets.