Definitions for Gravy
ˈgreɪ vigravy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gravynoun

   a sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats

2. gravy, pan gravynoun

   the seasoned but not thickened juices that drip from cooking meats; often a little water is added

3. boom, bonanza, gold rush, gravy, godsend, manna from heaven, windfall, buncenoun

   a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)

   "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gravynoun

   A thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked.

2. gravynoun

   A type of gravy.

3. gravynoun

   (among Italian-Americans) Sauce used for pasta.

4. gravynoun

   Unearned gain.

5. gravynoun

   Extra benefit.

   The first thousand tickets and the concessions cover the venue and the band. The rest is gravy.

6. Etymology: From greavie; probably from greaves, graves, the sediment of melted tallow, from. See greaves.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gravynoun

   The serous juice that runs from flesh not much dried by the fire.

   They usually boil and roast their meat until it falls almost off from the bones; but we love it half raw, with the blood trickling down from it, delicately terming it the gravy, which in truth looks more like an ichorous or raw bloody matter. Gideon Harvey, on Consumptions.

   There may be a stronger broth made of vegetables than of any gravy soup. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gravy

   Gravy is a sauce often made from the juices of meats that run naturally during cooking and often thickened with wheat flour or corn starch for added texture. The gravy may be further coloured and flavoured with gravy salt (a simple mix of salt and caramel food colouring) or gravy browning (gravy salt dissolved in water) or ready-made cubes and powders can be used as a substitute for natural meat or vegetable extracts. Canned and instant gravies are also available. Gravy is commonly served with biscuits (North America, see biscuits and gravy), roasts, meatloaf, rice, noodles, chips (fries) and mashed potatoes.

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1. gravy

   Gravy is a type of sauce typically made from the juices or drippings of meats that are cooked in a pan. It is often thickened with wheat flour or cornstarch for a heavier consistency and sometimes flavored with additional ingredients like wine, herbs, or onions. It is commonly served alongside roast meat, potatoes, or stuffing.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gravynoun

   the juice or other liquid matter that drips from flesh in cooking, made into a dressing for the food when served up

2. Gravynoun

   liquid dressing for meat, fish, vegetables, etc

3. Etymology: [OE. greavie; prob. fr. greaves, graves, the sediment of melted tallow. See Greaves.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Gravy

   Gravy is a sauce, made often from the juices that run naturally from meat or vegetables during cooking. In North America the term can refer to a wider variety of sauces. The gravy may be further colored and flavored with gravy salt or gravy browning or ready-made cubes and powders can be used as a substitute for natural meat or vegetable extracts. Canned gravies are also available. Gravy is commonly served with roasts, meatloaf, rice, and mashed potatoes.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gravy

   grāv′i, n. the juices from meat while cooking.—n. Grav′y-boat, a vessel for gravy or sauce. [Earlier greavy; prob. originally an adj. formed greaves, the dregs of tallow.]

CrunchBaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gravy

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Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gravy

   A type of food and food product created and formulated in various food colors, flavors, ingredient and recipes.

   Our Nan loves to make her own home-made gravy whilst I love to use the gravy granules.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 10, 2015  

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1. gravy

   Song lyrics by gravy -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by gravy on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Happening
   • Juice
   • Sauce

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Gravy' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4699

How to pronounce Gravy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Gravy in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Gravy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Gravy in a Sentence

1. James McGovern:

   This isn't a case with surprises in it. It's not even a surprise who your central cooperator is. [ It ] will be painfully boring to watch, gates is gravy at this point.

2. Nate Wildes:

   The tax credit program was the gravy to make that transition much easier, this speaks to financial perks but also of the culture in Maine.

3. Erma Bombeck:

   I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage.

4. Michael Maduell:

   One can assume Gulf parliaments are putting pressure on the performance of such sovereign vehicles as the gravy train slows, if oil prices remain low and investment performance is tepid/negative, I would suspect more MP investigations.

5. Orson Bean:

   I like white trash cooking. Cheeseburgers. The greasier the better. Mashed potatoes served in a scoop, a little dent in the top for the gravy. Drake's Devil Dogs for dessert. Pure pleasure; no known nutrient.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Gravy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gravy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Gravy
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravy
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gravy
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Gravy
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Gravy
9. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/gravy