gravy

Definition of gravy in English English dictionary: A thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked; A type of gravy; Unearned gain; Extra benefit
The first thousand tickets and the concessions cover the venue and the band. The rest is gravy.; {n} the juce of boiled or roasted meat; A brown sauce made by adding flour to the juices that come out of meat while it is cooking; basically the juices that drip from cooking meats; A sauce made from the fat and juices that come out from meat as it is being cooked; (countable) a type of gravy; A sauce made with a base of meat juices combined with liquid and thickener, such as flour Gravy may also consist of simply meat juices Recipe: Sawmill Gravy; A thick sauce, usually made from pan drippings and other liquid, plus flour Sauce: food topping (may or may not be cooked) made from any ingredients on hand, including butter, flour and milk, or even eggs Julienne: To cut vegetables in finger-length, narrow strips approximately the size of match sticks of various lengths; The juice or other liquid matter that drips from flesh in cooking, made into a dressing for the food when served up; the diluted juices from a roast joint of meat, poultry or game It is clasically served unthickened and known as jus rôti, but many prefer the thickened varieties See how to make gravy Grill - A quick, dry heat cooking method over charcoal, wood or gas flames Used for more tender cuts Less tender cuts can be used if marinated Grouse - A small, low-fat game bird Quality birds should have no odor; An unexpected piece of good fortune; Liquid dressing for meat, fish, vegetables, etc; Gravy is simply a sauce made from meat juices It's usually diluted with water, milk, wine, or stock, and thickened with flour or cornstarch; Mixture of blood and heroin which has clotted in the dropper and is reheated for Shooting; 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 lik an assembly line"; {i} sauce made from meat drippings; easy money (Slang); illegally obtained profit (Slang); Gravy is a sauce made from the juices that come from meat when it cooks; A sauce made from meat juices and combined with a liquid broth, wine, or milk, plus a thickening agent such as flour or cornstarch Before refrigeration, sauces were used to help hide the taste of foods that were going rancid
gravy boat: dish used to serve gravy
gravy boats: plural form of gravy boat
gravy train: An occupation or any lucrative endeavor that generates considerable income whilst requiring little effort and carrying little risk
And did we tell you the name of the game, boy, we call it riding the gravy train.
gravy train: A gorging on luxuries, since someone else foots the bill
gravy trains: plural form of gravy train
gravy train: A job or work that pays more than it is worth: "For many years his job was a real gravy train but now the company has become very strict and will not pay overtime."
gravy boat: A gravy boat is a long narrow jug that is used to serve gravy. n. An elongated dish or pitcher for serving gravy
gravy boat: small boat-shaped dish for serving gravy
gravy boat: a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce
gravy train: disapproval If an organization or person earns a lot of money without doing much work, you can say that they are on the gravy train. We were disgusted when bosses awarded themselves a massive pay rise. How can they get on the gravy train, but ask us to take a wage freeze?. An occupation or other source of income that requires little effort while yielding considerable profit. an organization, activity, or business from which many people can make money or profit without much effort
gravy train: income obtained with a minimum of effort
Gravy.: sop
bulldog gravy: Depression-era foodstuff associated with American coal miners. Mixture of water, flour, and grease. Eaten with beans
good gravy: Used to express surprise or anger without a hint of profanity
Wavy Gravy: (born Hugh Romney) hippie comedian and icon of the 1960s
dish gravy: {i} meat gravy
gravies: plural of gravy
pan gravy: pan juices thickened and seasoned
redeye gravy: Gravy made from the juices of a cooked ham, thickened with flour and often containing black coffee

gravy

Hyphenation

gra·vy

Turkish pronunciation

greyvi

Synonyms

dressing, juice

Pronunciation

/ˈgrāvē/ /ˈɡreɪviː/

Etymology

[ 'grA-vE ] (noun.) 14th century. From Middle English greavie; probably from greaves, graves, the sediment of melted tallow Old French. See greaves.

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