alley
/ˈæli/noun
उच्चारण ऐली
गली
Core word
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(also alleyway) a narrow passage behind or between buildings
गली
- a dark alley
- A stray cat darted down the narrow alley behind the market.
- The shop is in a quiet alley off the main road.
+ 2 more examples
- Children played cricket in the narrow alley after school.
- The scooter could hardly pass through the alley.
Synonyms lane passage alleyway backstreet
§Structures (grammar patterns) 6
alley (countable noun)
An alley is a narrow lane; use a for one and alleys for many.
Alley एक संकरी गली है; एक के लिए 'a' और अनेक के लिए 'alleys' आता है।
- The shop is in a narrow alley behind the market.
- Old Delhi is full of crowded alleys.
in / down / through + the alley
Use in for being inside, and down or through for movement along it.
भीतर होने के लिए 'in' और उसके साथ चलने के लिए 'down' या 'through' आता है।
- The boys ran down the alley to catch the kite.
alley + noun
It often forms compounds like alley cat.
इससे alley cat जैसे compounds बनते हैं।
- An alley cat slept near the dustbin.
up one's alley (idiom)
If something is up your alley, it suits your interests or skills.
यदि कुछ 'up your alley' हो, तो वह आपकी रुचि या कौशल के अनुकूल है।
- Quiz competitions are right up Radhika's alley.
alley vs lane vs street
An alley is narrower and often behind buildings; a lane is a small road; a street is wider.
Alley संकरी और प्रायः इमारतों के पीछे होती है; lane छोटी सड़क है; street अधिक चौड़ी।
- The shop is in a lane off the main street, not in the alley.
alley as a bowling term
In bowling, an alley is the long lane on which the ball rolls.
Bowling में alley वह लंबी पट्टी है जिस पर गेंद लुढ़कती है।
- He rolled the ball down the alley.
+Collocations 6
adjective + alley
narrowdarkdead-endbackcrowded
- He took a dark back alley to save time.
verb + alley
walk downturn intocut throughhide inblock
- The thief hid in an alley.
alley + noun
catwallshopentrance
- An alley wall was painted with a mural.
bowling / blind alley
blind alleybowling alleytennis alley
- The talks reached a blind alley.
alley + part
mouth of the alleyend of the alleycorner of the alley
- A tea stall stood at the mouth of the alley.
alley + verb
lead torun behindwind throughopen onto
- The alley opens onto the main road.
“More examples 8
- The rickshaw could not enter the narrow alley.
रिक्शा संकरी गली में नहीं घुस सका।
- Children play cricket in the alley after school.
स्कूल के बाद बच्चे गली में क्रिकेट खेलते हैं।
- A sweet shop stands at the end of the alley.
गली के अंत में एक मिठाई की दुकान है।
- The police chased the pickpocket through a maze of alleys.
पुलिस ने जेबकतरे का पीछा गलियों के जाल में किया।
- Maths puzzles are right up my alley.
गणित की पहेलियाँ मेरी रुचि के बिलकुल अनुकूल हैं।
- The cat ran down the alley and disappeared.
बिल्ली गली में दौड़ी और ग़ायब हो गई।
- The alley was too narrow for a car.
गली किसी कार के लिए बहुत संकरी थी।
- The tailor's shop is hidden in a small alley near the temple.
दर्ज़ी की दुकान मंदिर के पास एक छोटी गली में छिपी है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Right up your alley (exactly the kind of thing you like or know about).
Idiom 'right up your alley' (ठीक आपकी पसंद या जानकारी की चीज़)।