Definition of: concrete

(kon′krēt, kon·krēt′) adjective
1. Joined in or constituting a mass.
2. Embodied in actual existence: opposed to abstract.
3. Applied or relating to a particular case; individual; particular.
4. Made of concrete.
—noun
1. A hardened mass; especially, one of sand and gravel or broken stone united by hydraulic cement.
2. A specific object or the conception of it.
3. Any mass of particles united and solidified.
—v. (kon·krēt′ for defs. 1, 2, 4; kon′·krēt, kon·krēt′ for def. 3) ·cret·ed, ·cret·ing v.t.
1. To bring or unite together in one mass or body; cause to coalesce.
2. To bring into concrete or specific form; concretize.
3. To treat or cover with concrete.
—v.i.
4. To coalesce; solidify. [<L concretus, pp. of concrescere <com- together + crescere grow]
—con·crete′ly adverb
—con·crete′ness noun