blower
/ˈbləʊə(r)/noun
उच्चारण ब्लोअर
धौंकनी, हवा फेंकने वाली मशीन, ब्लोअर
Core word
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a device that produces a current of air
धौंकनी, हवा फेंकने वाली मशीन, ब्लोअर
- Switch on the blower to clear the mist from the windscreen.
- a hot-air blower
- The mechanic used a blower to dry the engine.
+ 2 more examples
- They put a blower in the shop to cool the customers.
- A leaf blower made it easy to clear the garden.
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[sing.] British, old-fashioned, informal
a telephone
टेलीफ़ोन
- I'll get on the blower and ask him myself.
- Get on the blower and tell the plumber to hurry up.
- Give me a ring on the blower when you reach the station.
+ 2 more examples
- He was on the blower for an hour with his bank.
- Pick up the blower and ask them to deliver the order today.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
blower (device): a blower / an air blower
A blower is a machine that moves air, such as a hair blower, a leaf blower or an industrial blower. It is countable.
'Blower' हवा चलाने वाली मशीन है, जैसे hair blower, leaf blower या औद्योगिक blower। यह countable है।
- The mechanic used a blower to clear dust from the engine.
- A leaf blower made the garden tidy in minutes.
on the blower (British slang)
In informal British English, blower means a telephone. The phrase on the blower means talking on the phone.
informal British English में blower का अर्थ telephone है। 'On the blower' का अर्थ फ़ोन पर बात करना है।
- I was on the blower to the manager for an hour.
- Get on the blower and book the tickets.
compound with blow: glassblower, whistle-blower
Blower forms compounds with the person who blows, such as a glassblower, or a whistle-blower, who exposes wrongdoing.
'Blower' उस व्यक्ति के साथ संयुक्त शब्द बनाता है जो फूँकता है, जैसे glassblower, या whistle-blower जो गलत कामों को उजागर करता है।
- The glassblower shaped a vase from molten glass.
- The whistle-blower revealed the fraud in the company.
+Collocations 5
type + blower
hairleafsnowglassair
- A snow blower cleared the road in Manali.
verb + blower
switch onusefixturn offclean
- He switched on the blower to dry his hair.
blower + noun
motorfanswitchpipe
- The blower motor stopped working during the summer.
on the blower
phoneringcallget on
- She has been on the blower since morning, fixing the arrangements.
blower used for
drying hairclearing leavescooling machinesventilation
- A blower is used for ventilation in the underground car park.
“More examples 6
- The salon used a hot blower to set her hair.
सैलून में उसके बाल सेट करने के लिए गर्म ब्लोअर का प्रयोग हुआ।
- A powerful blower removed the smoke from the kitchen.
शक्तिशाली ब्लोअर ने रसोई से धुआँ निकाल दिया।
- Grandfather always said, Get me on the blower when the train arrives.
दादाजी हमेशा कहते थे, ट्रेन आए तो मुझे फ़ोन पर बताना।
- The factory installed a large blower to cool the machinery.
कारखाने ने मशीनों को ठंडा रखने के लिए एक बड़ा ब्लोअर लगाया।
- An old glass blower showed the students how to shape a bottle.
एक बुज़ुर्ग काँच-निर्माता ने विद्यार्थियों को बोतल का आकार देना सिखाया।
- Please switch off the blower after you finish drying the clothes.
कपड़े सुखाने के बाद कृपया ब्लोअर बंद कर दें।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is on the blower with his friend since morning.
✓ He has been on the blower with his friend since morning.
With since, use the present perfect continuous, not the simple present.
since के साथ present perfect continuous आता है, simple present नहीं।
✗ I repaired the hair blower by my own.
✓ I repaired the hair blower on my own.
The correct phrase is on my own (or by myself).
सही प्रयोग 'on my own' (या 'by myself') है।
◇Word family
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who reports wrongdoing inside an organisation to the public or the authorities is a whistle-blower.
जो व्यक्ति किसी संस्था के अंदर के गलत काम की सूचना जनता या अधिकारियों को देता है, उसे whistle-blower कहते हैं।