gravy

Definition of Gravy in English :

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Noun

1. gravy

a sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats

2. gravy, pan gravy

the seasoned but not thickened juices that drip from cooking meats; often a little water is added

pan gravy

3. bonanza, boom, bunce, godsend, gold rush, gravy, manna from heaven, windfall

a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)

Example Sentences:
'the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gravy

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noun plural -vies

1.

a.

the juices that exude from meat during cooking

b.

the sauce made by thickening and flavouring such juices

2. slang

money or gain acquired with little effort, esp above that needed for ordinary living

3. slang

wonderful; excellent

it's all gravy

Gravy

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nounWord forms: plural ˈgravies

1.

the juice given off by meat in cooking

2.

a sauce made by combining this juice with flour, seasoning, etc.

3. US, Slang

a.

money easily or illegally obtained

b.

any extra benefit or value beyond that expected

Gravy

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n. pl. gra·vies

1.

a. The juices that drip from cooking meat.

b. A sauce made by thickening and seasoning these juices.

2. Slang

a. Money, profit, or benefit easily or illicitly gained.

b. Payment or benefit in excess of what is expected or required.

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