Word Meaning

gravel definition and meaning

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

Crossword clues for gravel

- Coarse sand
- Rough (road surface)
- Small rounded stone