A building material made from a mixture of broken stone or gravel, sand, cement, and water, which can be spread or poured into molds and forms a stone-like mass on hardening.
The workers poured concrete into the foundation to create a solid base for the new building.
The real, tangible facts or things, as opposed to abstractions.
Philosophers often move from discussing the abstract to examining the concrete.
concreteadjective
Existing in a material or physical form; real or solid.
Unlike abstract ideas, concrete objects can be touched and seen.
Specific and definite; not abstract.
She gave a concrete example to illustrate her point.
Made of concrete (the building material).
A concrete wall blocked the noise from the street.
concreteverb
To cover or pave with concrete.
The workers will concrete the driveway next week.
To make something real or tangible.
The artist managed to concrete his abstract ideas into a stunning sculpture.