Gravel (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand.
  2. Pathology.
    • multiple small calculi formed in the kidneys.
    • the disease characterized by such concretions.
verb (used with object), grav·eled, grav·el·ing or (especially British) grav·elled, grav·el·ling.
  1. to cover with gravel.
  2. to bring to a standstill from perplexity; puzzle.
  3. to be a cause of irritation to.
  4. to run (a ship) aground, as on a beach.
adjective
  1. harsh and grating: a gravel voice.
noun
  1. an unconsolidated mixture of rock fragments that is coarser than sand
  2. a mixture of rock fragments with diameters in the range 4–76 mm
  3. small rough calculi in the kidneys or bladder
verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled (tr)
  1. to cover with gravel
  2. to confound or confuse
  3. to annoy or disturb
Gravel (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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