gravel vs rag what difference
what is difference between gravel and rag
English
Etymology
From Middle English gravel, grauel, from Old French gravele, diminutive of grave (“gravel, seashore”), from Medieval Latin grava, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *grāwā (“gravel, pebbles”) (compare Breton groa, Cornish grow, Welsh gro), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰroh₁weh₂, from *gʰreh₁w- (“to grind”). Compare also Old English græfa (“coal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɹævəl/
- Rhymes: -ævəl
Noun
gravel (usually uncountable, plural gravels)
- (uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.
- A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics.
- (uncountable, geology) A particle from 2 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
- Coordinate terms: (>256 mm) boulder, (64–256 mm) cobble, (62.5 μm – 2 mm) sand, (3.9–62.5 μm) silt, (0.98–3.9 μm) clay, (0.95–977 nm) colloid
- (uncountable, archaic) Kidney stones; a deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease of which they are a symptom.
Synonyms
- (small stones or pebbles): chisel/chessil
- (calculus deposit): stones, gallstones
Derived terms
- gravel pit
- gravel road
- pea gravel
Translations
See also
- alluvium
Verb
gravel (third-person singular simple present gravels, present participle gravelling or graveling, simple past and past participle gravelled or graveled)
- (transitive) To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc.
- To puzzle or annoy.
- To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.
- 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, [3]
- William Conqerour when he invaded this Iland, chanced at his arrival to be gravelled, and one of his feet stuck so fast in the sand, that he fell to the ground.
- 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, [3]
- To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex.
- 1579, Sir Thomas North, tr., Plutarch’s Lives, The Life of Marcus Antonius:
- The physician was so gravelled and amazed withal, that he had not a word more to say.
- 1598, Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act IV:
- When you were gravelled for lack of matter.
- 1830, Joseph Plumb Martin, A Narrative of Some of the Adventures, Dangers and Sufferings of a Revolutionary Soldier, Ch. VIII:
- […] I arrived at a spot where I was completely gravelled, and could go no farther one way or the other; […]
- 1579, Sir Thomas North, tr., Plutarch’s Lives, The Life of Marcus Antonius:
- To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot.
Usage notes
- In North American English, the forms graveled and graveling are more common.
Translations
Anagrams
- glaver
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English gravel.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: gra‧vel
Noun
gravel m or n (uncountable)
- clay court (surface for playing tennis)
English
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹæɡ/
- Rhymes: -æɡ
Etymology 1
From Middle English ragge, from Old English ragg (suggested by derivative raggiġ (“shaggy; bristly; ragged”)), from Old Norse rǫgg (“tuft; shagginess”). Cognate with Swedish ragg. Related to rug.
Noun
rag (plural rags)
- (in the plural) Tattered clothes.
- A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.
- A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.
- A ragged edge in metalworking.
- (nautical, slang) A sail, or any piece of canvas.
- (singular or plural, slang) Sanitary napkins, pads, or other materials used to absorb menstrual discharge.
- (slang, derogatory) A newspaper or magazine, especially one whose journalism is considered to be of poor quality.
- Synonym: fish wrap
- (poker) A poor, low-ranking kicker.
- I have ace-four on my hand. In other words, I have ace-rag.
- (slang, theater) A curtain of various kinds.
- (dated) A person suffering from exhaustion or lack of energy.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
rag (third-person singular simple present rags, present participle ragging, simple past and past participle ragged)
- (transitive) To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.
- (intransitive) To become tattered.
Etymology 2
Unknown origin; perhaps the same word as Etymology 1, above.
Noun
rag (plural rags)
- A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.
- 2003, Peter Ackroyd, The Clerkenwell Tales, page 1:
- the three walls around the garden, each one of thirty-three feet, were built out of three layers of stone — pebble stone, flint and rag stone.
- 2003, Peter Ackroyd, The Clerkenwell Tales, page 1:
Derived terms
- coral rag
- Kentish rag
- ragwork
Verb
rag (third-person singular simple present rags, present participle ragging, simple past and past participle ragged)
- To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
- To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
Etymology 3
Origin uncertain.
Verb
rag (third-person singular simple present rags, present participle ragging, simple past and past participle ragged)
- To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.
- (Britain slang) To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.
- To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.
Derived terms
- bullirag
- rag the puck
- rag on
Translations
Noun
rag (plural rags)
- (dated) A prank or practical joke.
- (Britain, Ireland) A society run by university students for the purpose of charitable fundraising.
Derived terms
- rag day
- rag week
Etymology 4
Perhaps from ragged. Compare later ragtime.
Noun
rag (plural rags)
- (obsolete, US) An informal dance party featuring music played by African-American string bands. [19th c.]
- A ragtime song, dance or piece of music. [from 19th c.]
Translations
Verb
rag (third-person singular simple present rags, present participle ragging, simple past and past participle ragged)
- (transitive, informal) To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.
- (intransitive, informal) To dance to ragtime music.
- (music, obsolete) To add syncopation (to a tune) and thereby make it appropriate for a ragtime song.
References
Anagrams
- ARG, Arg., GAR, Gra, RGA, arg, gar
Breton
Preposition
rag
- before
Dutch
Etymology 1
Unknown, only found to related to West Frisian reach, though possibly more distantly to Old Saxon raginna (“rough hair”), Old English ragu (“moss”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɑx/
Noun
rag n (plural raggen, diminutive ragje n)
- spider silk
Synonyms
- spinrag
Derived terms
- ragfijn
Etymology 2
From English rag.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɛɡ/
Noun
rag n (plural rags, diminutive ragje n)
- a piece of ragtime music
German
Verb
rag
- singular imperative of ragen
- (colloquial) first-person singular present of ragen
Hungarian
Etymology
Back-formation from ragad. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrɒɡ]
- Hyphenation: rag
- Rhymes: -ɒɡ
Noun
rag (plural ragok)
- (grammar) inflectional suffix/affix, termination, ending (for nominals, mostly case endings; for verbs and postpositions, personal suffixes; almost exclusively at the very end of a word in Hungarian)
- Hypernym: toldalék
- Coordinate terms: képző, jel
Declension
Derived terms
See also
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
Further reading
- (suffix): rag in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- ([regional] a kind of beam or a part of the roof): rag in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
North Frisian
Noun
rag m (plural rager)
- (Föhr-Amrum) (anatomy) back
Scottish Gaelic
Adjective
rag
- stiff, rigid, inflexible
- stubborn, obstinate
Derived terms
- rag-mhuinealach
Somali
Noun
rag ?
- man
Zhuang
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /ɣaːk˧/
- Tone numbers: rag8
- Hyphenation: rag
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *C̬.raːkᴰ (“root”). Cognate with Thai ราก (râak), Northern Thai ᩁᩣ᩠ᨠ, Khün ᩁᩣ᩠ᨠ, Lao ຮາກ (hāk), Lü ᦣᦱᧅ (haak), Tai Dam ꪭꪱꪀ, Shan ႁၢၵ်ႈ (hāak), Ahom ???????????? (rak), Nong Zhuang laeg, Zuojiang Zhuang lag, Saek ร̄าก.
Noun
rag (old orthography rag)
- root
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tai *C̬.laːkᴰ (“to pull; to drag”). Cognate with Thai ลาก (lâak), Lao ລາກ (lāk), Shan လၢၵ်ႈ (lāak), Ahom ???????????? (lak), Nong Zhuang laeg, Zuojiang Zhuang lag.
Verb
rag (old orthography rag)
- to drag; to pull; to haul