Definition of "gruel"

gruel1

/ɡɹuː(ə)l/

gruel2

  • verb

    third-person singular simple present gruels, present participle gruelling or grueling, simple past and past participle gruelled or grueled

    1. (transitive) To exhaust, use up, disable  

    2. (transitive) to punish  

    3. (slang, Britain) ejaculate