paving
noun (paving, uncountable); verb form (-ing of pave: pave, paves, paved, paving)
Everyday
- Paving is flat stones, bricks or slabs used to cover the ground to make a path, patio or pavement. tree →
- Paving is the act of covering ground with these. tree →
- "Paving the way" means making it easier for something to happen later. tree →
In the lessons
In everyday safety, cracked or uneven paving can make people trip; British and Irish English call the footpath beside a road the pavement, Americans call it the sidewalk. Phrases: "paving stones", "paving slabs", "crazy paving", "pave the way".
Examples
- Watch out for the loose paving stones. tree →
- Workers are paving the new path. tree →
- Crazy paving is made of odd-shaped stones. tree →
- Weeds grow between the paving slabs. tree →
- Her brave work paved the way for others. tree →
- Don't step on the cracks in the paving! tree →
- He was counting the paving stones, as he had done a thousand times before. tree →
Note
Uncountable: "some paving", but countable "paving stones". Verb drops the e: pave, paving.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «paving» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «paving» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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