gravel

grav·el

 (grăv′əl)

n.

1. An unconsolidated mixture of rock fragments or pebbles.

2. Medicine The sandlike granular material of urinary calculi.

tr.v. grav·eled, grav·el·ing, grav·els or grav·elled or grav·el·ling

1. To apply a surface of rock fragments or pebbles to.

2. To confuse; perplex.

3. Informal To irritate.

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[Middle English, from Old French gravele, diminutive of grave, pebbly shore, of Celtic origin.]

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gravel

(ˈɡrævəl)

n

1. (Geological Science) an unconsolidated mixture of rock fragments that is coarser than sand

2. (Geological Science) geology a mixture of rock fragments with diameters in the range 4–76 mm

3. (Pathology) pathol small rough calculi in the kidneys or bladder

vb (tr) , -els, -elling or -elled, -els, -eling or -eled

4. to cover with gravel

5. to confound or confuse

6. informal US to annoy or disturb

[C13: from Old French gravele, diminutive of grave gravel, perhaps of Celtic origin]

ˈgravelish adj

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grav•el

(ˈgræv əl)

n., v. -eled, -el•ing (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling, n.

1. small stones and pebbles or a mixture of these with sand.

v.t.

2. to cover with gravel.

3. to perplex; puzzle.

4. to irritate.

adj.

5. gravelly (def. 2).

[1250–1300; Middle English < Old French gravele, diminutive of grave sandy shore, perhaps < Celtic]

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gravel

Past participle: gravelled
Gerund: gravelling

Imperative

gravel

gravel

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Gravel

In medicine, either small kidney stones or the disease that causes them.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gravel - rock fragments and pebbles     crushed rock rock, stone - material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries" ballast - coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads bank gravel, pit run, pit-run gravel - gravel as found in natural deposits shingle - coarse beach gravel of small waterworn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel)
Verb	1.	gravel - 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" annoy, devil, irritate, nark, rile, vex, nettle, rag, bother, chafe, get at, get to get under one's skin, get - irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me" eat into, rankle, grate, fret - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" chafe - feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation" peeve - cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful ruffle - trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure" fret - cause annoyance in beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" antagonize, antagonise - provoke the hostility of; "Don't antagonize your boss" displease - give displeasure to
	2.	gravel - cover with gravel; "We gravelled the driveway" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
	3.	gravel - 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" bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, mystify, nonplus, perplex, baffle, puzzle, stupefy, amaze, vex, pose, stick, beat, get stump, mix up - cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her" befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, fuddle, throw - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" riddle - set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle" elude, escape - be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"

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Translations

حَصىًحَصى، حَصْباء

чакъл

štěrkšťerk

grus

KiesSchotterschottern

χαλίκι

gravagravilla

sora

gravier

šljunak

kavicssóder

möl

ghiaiainghiaiarerenella

砂利

자갈

žvyras

grants

grind

grus

żwir

cascalho

гравий

debel pesek

grus

ก้อนกรวด

çakıl

sỏi

砂砾砾石

gravel

[ˈgrævəl]

A. N → grava f, gravilla f

B. CPD gravel bed N → gravera f
gravel path N → camino m de grava
gravel pit N → gravera f

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gravel

[ˈgræv^əl]

n → gravier m

modif [path, drive] → de gravier

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gravel

n

→ Kies m; (= large chippings) → Schotter m

(Med) → Nierensand or -grieß m; (in bladder) → Harngrieß m

adj attr → Kies-; road, drive → mit Kies bedeckt; gravel path → Kiesweg m; gravel pit → Kiesgrube f

vt path, lane → mit Kies bestreuen, schottern

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gravel

[ˈgræv/əl]

1. n → ghiaia

2. adj (path, pit) → di ghiaia

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gravel

(ˈgravəl) noun

very small stones. gravel for the garden path. gruis, growwe sand حَصى، حَصْباء дребен чакъл cascalho štěrk der Kies grus χαλίκιgrava kruus ریگ sora gravierחצץ बजरी šljunak kavics kerikil möl ghiaia 砂利 자갈 žvyras grants batu kelikir grind, kiezelgrusżwir كريړ، وړى وړى ډبرى، جغله cascalho pietriş гравий (drobný) štrk debel pesek šljunak grus ก้อนกรวด çakıl 礫石 гравій کنکر وغیرہ sỏi 砾石

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Gravel

→ حَصىً štěrk grus Kies χαλίκι gravilla sora gravier šljunak ghiaia 砂利 자갈 grind grus żwir cascalho гравий grus ก้อนกรวด çakıl sỏi 砂砾

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