gravel

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1. gravel - Noun

2. gravel - Verb

3. Gravel - Proper noun

Meaning

Small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand.

A deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease of which they are a symptom.

To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk.

To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.

To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex.

To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot.

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Poetry and imagination begin life. A child will fall on its knees on the gravel walk at the sight of a pink hawthorn in full flower, when it is by itself, to praise God for it. Florence Nightingale

In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls. Honoré de Balzac

You may build walls in my path, but I will knock them down. then all your hard work only made me stronger, and all you have is gravel. Debby Ryan

I scarcely remember counting upon happiness-I look not for it if it be not in the present hour-nothing startles me beyond the moment. The setting sun will always set me to rights, or if a sparrow come before my Window I take part in its existence and pick about the gravel. John Keats

It is actually quite exciting when you're flying headfirst into a barrier-the initial part, the initial part is actually quite fun, especially when you hit the gravel trap and you get some air, and then you see it coming and you think 'erk-it's gonna hurt! Lewis Hamilton

Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with gravel in his mouth. African Proverb

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