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English noun: gravel | |||
| 1. | gravel (substance) rock fragments and pebbles | ||
| Synonyms | crushed rock | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rock, stone | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ballast, bank gravel, pit run, pit-run gravel, shingle | ||
English verb: gravel | |||
| 1. | gravel (emotion) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations | ||
| Samples | Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me. It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves. | ||
| Examples | The performance is likely to gravel Sue | ||
| Synonyms | annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displease | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | antagonise, antagonize, beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, eat into, fret, fret, get, get under one's skin, grate, harass, harry, hassle, molest, peeve, plague, provoke, rankle, ruffle | ||
| Verb group | chafe | ||
| 2. | gravel (contact) cover with gravel | ||
| Samples | We gravelled the driveway. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover | ||
| 3. | gravel (cognition) be a mystery or bewildering to | ||
| Samples | 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 | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | elude, escape, mix up, riddle, stump | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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