Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pave \Pave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paved}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Paving}.] [F. paver to pave, LL. pavare, from L. pavire to
   beat, ram, or tread down; cf. Gr. ? to beat, strike.]
   1. To lay or cover with stone, brick, or other material, so
      as to make a firm, level, or convenient surface for
      horses, carriages, or persons on foot, to travel on; to
      floor with brick, stone, or other solid material; as, to
      pave a street; to pave a court.

Paving \Pav"ing\, n.
   1. The act or process of laying a pavement, or covering some
      place with a pavement.

   2. A pavement.

Source : WordNet®

paving
     n 1: material used to pave an area [syn: {pavement}]
     2: the paved surface of a thoroughfare [syn: {pavement}]
     3: the act of applying paving materials to an area [syn: {pavage}]