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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Gravel \Grav"el\, n. [OF. gravele, akin to F. gr?ve a sandy
     shore, strand; of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. grouan gravel, W.
     gro coarse gravel, pebbles, and Skr. gr[=a]van stone.]
     1. Small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles,
        often intermixed with particles of sand.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Med.) A deposit of small calculous concretions in the
        kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease
        of which they are a symptom.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Gravel powder, a coarse gunpowder; pebble powder.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Gravel \Grav"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Graveledor Gravelled;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Graveling or Gravelling.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run
        aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              When we were fallen into a place between two seas,
              they graveled the ship.               --Acts xxvii.
                                                    41 (Rhemish
                                                    version).
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Willam the Conqueror . . . chanced as his arrival to
              be graveled; and one of his feet stuck so fast in
              the sand that he fell to the ground.  --Camden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              When you were graveled for lack of matter. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The physician was so graveled and amazed withal,
              that he had not a word more to say.   --Sir T.
                                                    North.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the
        shoe and foot.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Gravel \Grav"el\, n. [OF. gravele, akin to F. gr?ve a sandy
     shore, strand; of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. grouan gravel, W.
     gro coarse gravel, pebbles, and Skr. gr[=a]van stone.]
     1. Small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles,
        often intermixed with particles of sand.
  
     2. (Med.) A deposit of small calculous concretions in the
        kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease
        of which they are a symptom.
  
     Gravel powder, a coarse gunpowder; pebble powder.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Gravel \Grav"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Graveledor Gravelled;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Graveling or Gravelling.]
     1. To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk.
  
     2. To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run
        aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.
  
              When we were fallen into a place between two seas,
              they graveled the ship.               --Acts xxvii.
                                                    41 (Rhemish
                                                    version).
  
              Willam the Conqueror . . . chanced as his arrival to
              be graveled; and one of his feet stuck so fast in
              the sand that he fell to the ground.  --Camden.
  
     3. To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex. [Colloq.]
  
              When you were graveled for lack of matter. --Shak.
  
              The physician was so graveled and amazed withal,
              that he had not a word more to say.   --Sir T.
                                                    North.
  
     4. To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the
        shoe and foot.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  gravel
       adj : unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice"
             [syn: grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough]
       n : rock fragments and pebbles [syn: crushed rock]
       v 1: 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" [syn: annoy, rag, get to, bother,
             get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, vex,
            chafe, devil]
       2: cover with gravel; "We gravelled the driveway"
       3: 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" [syn: perplex, vex, stick,
           get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder,
           flummox, stupefy, nonplus, amaze, dumbfound]
       [also: gravelling, gravelled]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  gravel
     Αγγλικά n.
     (uncountable) το χαλίκι, το σκύρο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  gravel
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) small fragments of rock, used for laying on the
  beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.
     2 A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type,
  size range, or other characteristics.
     3 (lb en uncountable geology) A particle from 2 to 64 mm in diameter,
  following the Wentworth scale.
     4 (lb en uncountable archaic) kidney stones; a deposit of small
  calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder;
  also, the disease of which they are a symptom.
     5 A lameness in the foot of a horse, usually caused by an abscess.
     6 (lb en rare) Inability to see at night; night blindness.
     7 (lb en uncountable cycling) gravel cycling, a discipline in cycling
  different from road cycling, mountain biking or cyclocross, for a large
  part on gravel roads, typically with a dedicated gravel bike
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a
  road, etc.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Gravel
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  gravel
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) small fragments of rock, used for laying on the
  beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.
     2 A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type,
  size range, or other characteristics.
     3 (lb en uncountable geology) A particle from 2 to 64 mm in diameter,
  following the Wentworth scale.
     4 (lb en uncountable archaic) kidney stones; a deposit of small
  calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder;
  also, the disease of which they are a symptom.
     5 A lameness in the foot of a horse, usually caused by an abscess.
     6 (lb en rare) Inability to see at night; night blindness.
     7 (lb en uncountable cycling) gravel cycling, a discipline in cycling
  different from road cycling, mountain biking or cyclocross, for a large
  part on gravel roads, typically with a dedicated gravel bike
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a
  road, etc.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Gravel
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  gravel
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) small fragments of rock, used for laying on the
  beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.
     2 A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type,
  size range, or other characteristics.
     3 (lb en uncountable geology) A particle from 2 to 64 mm in diameter,
  following the Wentworth scale.
     4 (lb en uncountable archaic) kidney stones; a deposit of small
  calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder;
  also, the disease of which they are a symptom.
     5 A lameness in the foot of a horse, usually caused by an abscess.
     6 (lb en rare) Inability to see at night; night blindness.
     7 (lb en uncountable cycling) gravel cycling, a discipline in cycling
  different from road cycling, mountain biking or cyclocross, for a large
  part on gravel roads, typically with a dedicated gravel bike
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a
  road, etc.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Gravel
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  gravel
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) small fragments of rock, used for laying on the
  beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.
     2 A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type,
  size range, or other characteristics.
     3 (lb en uncountable geology) A particle from 2 to 64 mm in diameter,
  following the Wentworth scale.
     4 (lb en uncountable archaic) kidney stones; a deposit of small
  calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder;
  also, the disease of which they are a symptom.
     5 A lameness in the foot of a horse, usually caused by an abscess.
     6 (lb en rare) Inability to see at night; night blindness.
     7 (lb en uncountable cycling) gravel cycling, a discipline in cycling
  different from road cycling, mountain biking or cyclocross, for a large
  part on gravel roads, typically with a dedicated gravel bike
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a
  road, etc.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Gravel
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  gravel
     Englanti n.
     sora

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  gravel
     Engelska n.
     grus
     Engelska vb.
     grusa

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Gravel /ɡɹˈavəl/
  الحصوة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  gravel //ˈɡɹævəl// 
  бала́стра, чакъ́л
  small fragments of rock

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  gravel /ɡɹˈavəl/ 
  štěrk