gravel
     adj : unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice"
           [syn: {grating}, {gravelly}, {rasping}, {raspy}, {rough}]
     n : rock fragments and pebbles [syn: {crushed rock}]
     v 1: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor
          irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really
          bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the
          door after she leaves" [syn: {annoy}, {rag}, {get to}, {bother},
           {get at}, {irritate}, {rile}, {nark}, {nettle}, {vex},
          {chafe}, {devil}]
     2: cover with gravel; "We gravelled the driveway"
     3: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I
        don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This
        question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick},
         {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder},
         {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}]
     [also: {gravelling}, {gravelled}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0