ALL meanings of asphalt
as·phalt
A a - uncountable noun asphalt Asphalt is a black substance used to make the surfaces of things such as roads and playgrounds. 3
- noun asphalt any of several black semisolid substances composed of bitumen and inert mineral matter. They occur naturally in parts of America and as a residue from petroleum distillation: used as a waterproofing material and in paints, dielectrics, and fungicides 3
- noun asphalt a mixture of this substance with gravel, used in road-surfacing and roofing materials 3
- noun asphalt containing or surfaced with asphalt 3
- verb asphalt to cover with asphalt 3
- noun asphalt a brown or black, tarlike, bituminous substance that consists mainly of hydrocarbons, found in large flat beds or made by refining petroleum 3
- noun asphalt a mixture of this with sand or gravel, for cementing, paving, roofing, etc. 3
- verb transitive asphalt to pave, roof, etc. with asphalt 3
- noun asphalt any of various dark-colored, solid, bituminous substances, native in various areas of the earth and composed mainly of hydrocarbon mixtures. 1
- noun asphalt a similar substance that is the by-product of petroleum-cracking operations. 1
- noun asphalt a mixture of such substances with gravel, crushed rock, or the like, used for paving. 1
- verb with object asphalt to cover or pave with asphalt. 1
- adjective asphalt of, relating to, or containing asphalt: asphalt tile. 1
- noun asphalt tarmac 1
- noun asphalt hard surface for roads 1
- transitive verb asphalt put surface on roads 1
- noun asphalt A mixture of dark bituminous pitch with sand or gravel, used for surfacing roads, flooring, roofing, etc. 1
- noun asphalt A sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits. 0
- noun asphalt asphalt concrete, a hard ground covering used for roads and walkways. 0
- verb asphalt To pave with asphalt. 0