gravel
noun
[ ˈɡrav(ə)l ]
• a loose aggregation of small water-worn or pounded stones.
• aggregations of crystals formed in the urinary tract.
gravel
verb
• cover (an area of ground) with gravel.
• "they gravelled the road"
• make (someone) angry or annoyed.
• "the strike was badly organized and it gravelled him to involve himself in it"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, diminutive of grave (see grave4).
