Meaning & Definition of Gravy in English
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Gravy
/grevi/
noun
1. A sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats
synonym:
- gravy
2. The seasoned but not thickened juices that drip from cooking meats
- Often a little water is added
synonym:
- gravy,
- pan gravy
3. 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"
synonym:
- boom,
- bonanza,
- gold rush,
- gravy,
- godsend,
- manna from heaven,
- windfall,
- bunce