Definizione monolingua

gravel

gravel (third-person singular simple present gravels, present participle gravelling, simple past and past participle gravelled)

1. (transitive) To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc.
   • 1905, John F. Hume, The Abolitionists^[1]:

     We kept quietly on our way until we reached a place in the road that had been freshly graveled, and where the surface was covered with stones just suited to our use.

   • 2006 May 5, Harold Henderson, “Snips”, Chicago Reader:

     The soldiers admitted that while they had the money to lay gravel on a particular road, they lacked the funds to pave it, even though all agreed that graveled roads offered easy concealment for IEDs.

2. To puzzle or annoy
   • 1894, Anthony Hope, Dolly Dialogues^[2]:

     ""The fracture is your making; the pin--"" Here Miss Dolly interrupted; to tell the truth I was not sorry, for I was fairly graveled for the meaning of the pin.

   • 1919, Christopher Darlington Morley, Mince Pie^[3]:

     Oh, yes, says Jan. Pond was graveled; didnt know just what to do.

   • 1922, Herbert Quick, Vandemarks Folly^[4]:

     It graveled me like sixty to pay such a price, but I had to do it because the season was just between hay and grass.

gravel (countable and uncountable; plural gravels)

1. (uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railroads, and as ballast.
2. A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics.

Definizione dizionario gravel

	ghiaia
	small fragments of rock
	Frammenti rocciosi e ciotoli più grezzi della sabbia.
	A mixture of rock fragments and pebbles that is coarser than sand. (Source: CED)

	ciottolo
	stone

	infastidire
	To make someone rather angry or impatient.

inghiaiare

renella

sabbia

Altri significati:

(uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railroads, and as ballast.

A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics.

(transitive) To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc.

To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc

To puzzle or annoy

To have an unwanted negative influence on someone, to be distractive to or for someone, impress someone or something in a troublesome or uneasy way.