dare vs gravel

dare

verb
  • To terrify; to daunt. 

  • To have enough courage (to do something). 

  • To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to 

  • To catch (larks) by producing terror through the use of mirrors, scarlet cloth, a hawk, etc., so that they lie still till a net is thrown over them. 

  • To defy or challenge (someone to do something) 

noun
  • The quality of daring; venturesomeness; boldness. 

  • A challenge to prove courage. 

  • In the game truth or dare, the choice to perform a dare set by the other players. 

  • A small fish, the dace 

  • Defiance; challenge. 

gravel

verb
  • To puzzle or annoy. 

  • To check or stop; to confound; to perplex. 

  • To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot. 

  • To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc. 

  • To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand. 

noun
  • A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics. 

  • A lameness in the foot of a horse, usually caused by an abscess. 

  • A particle from 2 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale. 

  • Inability to see at night; night blindness. 

  • gravel cycling, a discipline in cycling different from road cycling, mountain biking or cyclocross, for a large part on gravel roads, typically with a dedicated gravel bike 

  • Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast. 

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