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Meaning of 'gravel' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Gravel [ n.]
- Small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand.
- A deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease of which they are a symptom.
2 . Gravel [ v. t.]
- To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk.
- To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.
- To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex.
- To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot.

Meaning of 'gravel' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . gravel [ v]
Meaning (1):
- be a mystery or bewildering to
Example in sentence:
  • a vexing problem;
  • Got me--I don't know the answer!;
  • This beats me!;
  • This question really stuck me
Meaning (2):
- cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Example in sentence:
  • It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves;
  • Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
Meaning (3):
- cover with gravel
Example in sentence:
  • We gravelled the driveway

Nearby Words:

graafian graal graaper grab grabbed grabber grabbing grabble grabbled grabbling

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