What does Gravy mean?
Definitions for Gravy
ˈgreɪ vigravy
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Gravy.
Princeton's WordNet
gravynoun
a sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats
gravy, pan gravynoun
the seasoned but not thickened juices that drip from cooking meats; often a little water is added
boom, bonanza, gold rush, gravy, godsend, manna from heaven, windfall, buncenoun
a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
"the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line"
Wiktionary
gravynoun
A thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked.
gravynoun
A type of gravy.
gravynoun
(among Italian-Americans) Sauce used for pasta.
gravynoun
Unearned gain.
gravynoun
Extra benefit.
The first thousand tickets and the concessions cover the venue and the band. The rest is gravy.
Etymology: From greavie; probably from greaves, graves, the sediment of melted tallow, from. See greaves.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Gravynoun
The serous juice that runs from flesh not much dried by the fire.
They usually boil and roast their meat until it falls almost off from the bones; but we love it half raw, with the blood trickling down from it, delicately terming it the gravy, which in truth looks more like an ichorous or raw bloody matter. Gideon Harvey, on Consumptions.
There may be a stronger broth made of vegetables than of any gravy soup. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
Wikipedia
Gravy
Gravy is a sauce often made from the juices of meats that run naturally during cooking and often thickened with wheat flour or corn starch for added texture. The gravy may be further coloured and flavoured with gravy salt (a simple mix of salt and caramel food colouring) or gravy browning (gravy salt dissolved in water) or ready-made cubes and powders can be used as a substitute for natural meat or vegetable extracts. Canned and instant gravies are also available. Gravy is commonly served with biscuits (North America, see biscuits and gravy), roasts, meatloaf, rice, noodles, chips (fries) and mashed potatoes.
ChatGPT
gravy
Gravy is a type of sauce typically made from the juices or drippings of meats that are cooked in a pan. It is often thickened with wheat flour or cornstarch for a heavier consistency and sometimes flavored with additional ingredients like wine, herbs, or onions. It is commonly served alongside roast meat, potatoes, or stuffing.
Webster Dictionary
Gravynoun
the juice or other liquid matter that drips from flesh in cooking, made into a dressing for the food when served up
Gravynoun
liquid dressing for meat, fish, vegetables, etc
Etymology: [OE. greavie; prob. fr. greaves, graves, the sediment of melted tallow. See Greaves.]
Wikidata
Gravy
Gravy is a sauce, made often from the juices that run naturally from meat or vegetables during cooking. In North America the term can refer to a wider variety of sauces. The gravy may be further colored and flavored with gravy salt or gravy browning or ready-made cubes and powders can be used as a substitute for natural meat or vegetable extracts. Canned gravies are also available. Gravy is commonly served with roasts, meatloaf, rice, and mashed potatoes.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Gravy
grāv′i, n. the juices from meat while cooking.—n. Grav′y-boat, a vessel for gravy or sauce. [Earlier greavy; prob. originally an adj. formed greaves, the dregs of tallow.]
CrunchBase
Gravy
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Editors Contribution
gravy
A type of food and food product created and formulated in various food colors, flavors, ingredient and recipes.
Our Nan loves to make her own home-made gravy whilst I love to use the gravy granules.
Submitted by MaryC on December 10, 2015
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British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Gravy' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4699
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Gravy in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Gravy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Gravy in a Sentence
To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to seat over lonely labor, to be given the chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy. As everyone else, I love to dunk my crust in it. But alone, it is not a diet designed to keep body and soul together.
Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford:
Toronto's government has grown bloated and wasteful, it's time to stop the gravy train that provides luxuries and perks to politicians and rich contracts to their friends.
That pension gives them flexibility, they have some income already as they’re ramping up their business. In some cases, what they make from their franchise is just gravy. They can take the time to build their business up correctly.
The American, if he has a spark of national feeling, will be humiliated by the very prospect of a foreigner's visit to Congress -- these, for the most part, illiterate hacks whose fancy vests are spotted with gravy, and whose speeches, hypocritical, unctuous, and slovenly, are spotted also with the gravy of political patronage, these persons are a reflection on the democratic process rather than of it; they expose it in its process rather than of it; they expose it in its underwear.
To fulfill a dream to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given a chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy.
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- مَرَقة, مَرَق, صَلْصَةArabic
- со́ус, падлі́ўкаBelarusian
- šťáva z masaCzech
- sawsWelsh
- sovsDanish
- SoßeGerman
- ζωμόςGreek
- viandosaŭcoEsperanto
- salsaSpanish
- lihakaste, hõlptuluEstonian
- مرق, یخنیPersian
- kastike, onnenpotkuFinnish
- sauce au jusFrench
- súlachIrish
- sùgh feòla, sùghScottish Gaelic
- The translation of "gravy" in Hindi is "ग्रेवी".Hindi
- főnyeremény, húslé, szaftHungarian
- թանձրուկArmenian
- The translation of "gravy" to Indonesian is "saus daging."Indonesian
- salsa, sugoItalian
- רוֹטHebrew
- グレービーJapanese
- საწებელიGeorgian
- The word "gravy" can be translated to Kannada as "ಗ್ರೇವಿ" (pronounced as "grēvi").Kannada
- 그레이비Korean
- sucus, iusLatin
- padažasLithuanian
- viraLatvian
- whāranu, wairenga, whakaranu, wairanu, wairarauaMāori
- saus, jusDutch
- sausNorwegian
- béʼéltsʼééʼ, biiʼooʼéélNavajo, Navaho
- sos z pieczeniPolish
- molhoPortuguese
- zeamăRomanian
- соус, подливкаRussian
- sås, skysåsSwedish
- The word "gravy" can be translated to Tamil as "காரசேலம்" (kāraṣēlam).Tamil
- The word "gravy" can be translated to Telugu as "సాస్" (Saas) or "గ్రేవీ" (Gravy) in a culinary context.Telugu
- น้ำมันที่ไหลออกจากเนื้อย่างThai
- etsuyuTurkish
- підли́вка, со́усUkrainian
- The translation of "gravy" in Urdu is "گریوی".Urdu
- The translation of "gravy" in Vietnamese is "nước sốt".Vietnamese
- The word "gravy" in Yiddish can be translated as "סאָוס" (s'os). However, the term may depend on the region and dialect, so it might also be referred to as "פלעשיק" (fleshik) in some contexts.Yiddish
- 卤Chinese
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