n. A thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked.
n. A type of gravy.
n. (among Italian-Americans) Sauce used for pasta.
n. Unearned gain.
n. Extra benefit.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The juice or other liquid matter that drips from flesh in cooking, made into a dressing for the food when served up.
n. Liquid dressing for meat, fish, vegetables, etc.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The fat and juices that drip from flesh in cooking; also, these juices made into a dressing for the meat when served.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
n. the seasoned but not thickened juices that drip from cooking meats; often a little water is added
n. a sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats
n. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
Word Usage
"Kouvalis, the man credited with parlaying the phrase "gravy train" to a Ford victory, has been meeting with lawyers over the past few weeks to ensure no one is violating campaign-financing legislation."