gravel meaning and definition

GRAVEL noun

Definition of gravel (noun)

1. rock fragments and pebbles
   • synonyms: crushed rock

GRAVEL verb

Definition of gravel (verb)

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"
   • synonyms: annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex
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"
   • synonyms: amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex