Gravy - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Gravy :  (noun)
1: basically the juices that drip from cooking meats
2: 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" [syn: boom, bonanza, gold rush, godsend, manna from heaven, windfall, bunce]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Gravy : \Gra"vy\, n.; pl. Gravies. [OE. greavie; prob. fr. greaves, graves, the sediment of melted tallow. See Greaves.] 1. The juice or other liquid matter that drips from flesh in cooking, made into a dressing for the food when served up.

2. Liquid dressing for meat, fish, vegetables, etc.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Gravy

Russell_Hansen: @AlisonRosen I'm a beef and Gravy guy so what is Chatroulette? is that a gambling Chat room? I'm from Nebraska ya know.
MicWrite: As opposed to that corny shit Ja was Scruff McGruff-ing thru lol. But it's all Gravy mama@Cocofro212
fenner403: @andythedownkey its Gravy brother
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