gravel

Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.uncountableusually

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

A particle from 2 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.uncountableusually

Kidney stones, or nephrolithiasisarchaicuncountableusually

• The great use of coffee in France is supposed to have abated the prevalency of the gravel, for where coffee is used as a constant beverage, the gravel and the gout are scarcely known.

A lameness in the foot of a horse, usually caused by an abscess.uncountableusually

• 'Looks like pus in the foot to me.' 'I'll bet you're right,' Farnon said. 'They call it gravel around here, by the way. What do you suggest we do about it?'

Inability to see at night; night blindness.rareuncountableusually

• A malady that was rare, but which because of its peculiarity elicited much comment, was "night blindness" or "gravel."

Gravel cycling, a discipline in cycling different from road cycling, mountain biking or cyclocross, for a large part on gravel roads, typically with a dedicated gravel bike.uncountableusually

The stimulant drug alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone.slanguncountableusually

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

• 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.

To puzzle or annoy.transitive

• The physician was so gravelled and amazed withal, that he had not a word more to say.

To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to (cause to) be grounded in gravel or sand.ambitransitive

• 1605, William Camden, “Grave Speeches and wittie Apothegms of worthy Personages of this Realm in former times,” in Remaines Concerning Britain, London: Simon Miller, sixth impression, 1657, p. 243, William Conqerour when he invaded this Ila

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

To prostrate; to beat to the ground.archaicslangtransitive