paving

[pey-ving] /ˈpeɪ vɪŋ/
noun
1.
a pavement.
2.
material for paving.
3.
the laying of a pavement.
Origin
1400-50; late Middle English; see pave, -ing1

pave

[peyv] /peɪv/
verb (used with object), paved, paving.
1.
to cover or lay (a road, walk, etc.) with concrete, stones, bricks, tiles, wood, or the like, so as to make a firm, level surface.
noun
2.
Southern Louisiana. a paved road.
Idioms
3.
pave the way to / for, to prepare for and facilitate the entrance of; lead up to:
His analysis of the college market paved the way for their entry into textbook publishing.
Origin
1275-1325; Middle English paven < Middle French paver < Vulgar Latin *pavare, for Latin pavīre to beat, ram, tread down
Examples from the web for paving
  • On top of the cylinder is a big paving stone, which adds another eight inches or so of protection.
  • These mix opposition to national reforms such as taxing food and medicines with local issues such as paving roads.
  • And no one has asked the mayor to support a trucking or paving contract or questionable residential developments.
  • Cigarette smoke damages the artery wall, paving the way for inflammation and cholesterol build-up.
  • But the flight proved that a living being could survive in space, paving the way for human flight.
  • If so, the will to pursue alternatives to paving over large tracts of forest remains elusive.
British Dictionary definitions for paving

paving

/ˈpeɪvɪŋ/
noun
1.
a paved surface; pavement
2.
material used for a pavement, such as paving stones, bricks, or asphalt
adjective
3.
of or for a paved surface or pavement
4.
preparatory, facilitating, enabling: paving legislation

pave

/peɪv/
verb (transitive)
1.
to cover (a road, path, etc) with a firm surface suitable for travel, as with paving stones or concrete
2.
to serve as the material for a pavement or other hard layer: bricks paved the causeway
3.
(often foll by with) to cover with a hard layer (of): shelves paved with marble
4.
to prepare or make easier (esp in the phrase pave the way): to pave the way for future development
Derived Forms
paver, noun
Word Origin
C14: from Old French paver, from Latin pavīre to ram down

pavé

/ˈpæveɪ/
noun
1.
a paved surface, esp an uneven one
2.
a style of setting gems so closely that no metal shows
Word Origin and History for paving

pave

v.

early 14c., "to cover (a street) with stones or other material," from Old French paver "to pave" (12c.), perhaps a back-formation from Old French pavement or else from Vulgar Latin *pavare, from Latin pavire "to beat, ram, tread down," from PIE *pau- "to cut, strike, stamp" (cf. Latin putare "to prune;" Greek paiein "to strike;" Lithuanian piauju "to cut," piuklas "saw"). Related: Paved; paving. The figurative sense of "make smooth" (as in pave the way) is attested from 1580s.