Definitions of Gravel [ˈgræv əl]

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Definition of 'Gravel'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) gravel
small stones and pebbles or a mixture of these with sand.

2. (v.t.) gravel
to cover with gravel.

3. gravel
to perplex; puzzle.

4. gravel
to irritate.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < OF gravele, dim. of grave sandy shore, perh. < Celtic)

Definition of 'Gravel'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) gravel, crushed rock
rock fragments and pebbles

2. (verb) annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
"Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

3. (verb) gravel
cover with gravel
"We gravelled the driveway"

4. (verb) perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
be a mystery or bewildering to
"This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

Definition of 'Gravel'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) gravel
a substance consisting of small stones used in paths, roads, etc.

Definition of 'Gravel'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Gravel
small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand

2. (noun) Gravel
a deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease of which they are a symptom

3. (verb) Gravel
to cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk

4. (verb) Gravel
to run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand

5. (verb) Gravel
to check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex

6. (verb) Gravel
to hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot

Translation of 'Gravel'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: very small stones gravel for the garden path.
Afrikaans: gruis, growwe sand	Arabic: حَصى، حَصْباء	Bulgarian: дребен чакъл
Brazilian: cascalho	Czech: štěrk	German: der Kies
Danish: grus	Greek: χαλίκι	Spanish: grava
Estonian: kruus	Farsi: ریگ	Finnish: sora
French: gravier	Hebrew: חָצָץ	Hindi: बजरी
Croatian: šljunak	Hungarian: kavics	Indonesian: kerikil
Icelandic: möl	Italian: ghiaia	Japanese: 砂利
Korean: 자갈	Lithuanian: žvyras	Latvian: grants
Malay: batu kelikir	Dutch: grind, kiezel	Norwegian: grus
Polish: żwir	Persian: ریگ	Pashto: كريړ، وړى وړى ډبرى، جغله
Portuguese: cascalho	Romanian: pietriş	Russian: гравий
Slovak: (drobný) štrk	Slovenian: debel pesek	Serbian: šljunak
Swedish: grus	Thai: ก้อนกรวด	Turkish: çakıl (taşı)
Taiwanese: 礫石	Ukrainian: гравій	Urdu: کنکر وغیرہ
Vietnamese: sỏi	Chinese: 砾石
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