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bootlace

/ˈbuːtleɪs/noun

उच्चारण बूट्लेस

जूते का फीता

Basic word

noun
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    [C]

    a long thin string used to tie a boot or shoe

    जूते का फीता

    • He bent down to tie his bootlaces.
    • His bootlace snapped just before the match.
    • She pulled the bootlaces tight and double-knotted them.
    + 1 more example
    • I need a new pair of bootlaces for my hiking boots.

    Synonyms shoelace lace

§Structures (grammar patterns) 6

a bootlace (countable noun)

A bootlace is a long thin cord used to tie a boot or shoe; British English also says shoelace.

Bootlace जूता बाँधने की लंबी पतली डोरी है; British English में shoelace भी कहा जाता है।

  • His bootlace snapped just before the race.
  • Tie your bootlaces properly.

tie / untie / lace + bootlace

Typical verbs are tie, untie, knot and replace.

सामान्य क्रियाएँ tie, untie, knot और replace हैं।

  • She stopped to tie her bootlace.

a pair of bootlaces

Bootlaces are usually sold and counted in pairs.

Bootlaces प्रायः जोड़ी में बेचे और गिने जाते हैं।

  • He bought two pairs of bootlaces for the trek.

bootlace vs shoelace

Both mean the same; shoelace is more usual for ordinary shoes, bootlace for strong boots.

दोनों का अर्थ एक है; साधारण जूतों के लिए shoelace और मज़बूत boots के लिए bootlace अधिक आता है।

  • He replaced his bootlaces and his daughter's shoelaces.

bootlace tie

A bootlace tie is a very thin necktie, like a bootlace, fastened with a metal clasp.

Bootlace tie बहुत पतली टाई है, जो bootlace जैसी दिखती है और धातु की क्लिप से बँधती है।

  • Grandfather wore a bootlace tie to the wedding.

bootlace (idiom context)

Do not mix the idiom on a shoestring (very little money) with bootlace; the idiom uses shoestring, not bootlace.

मुहावरा 'on a shoestring' (बहुत कम पैसों में) में shoestring आता है, bootlace नहीं।

  • They ran the school on a shoestring budget.
+Collocations 4

adjective + bootlace

loosebrokenleatherlongred

  • A loose bootlace made him trip.

verb + bootlace

tieuntiepullknotreplace

  • The soldier tied his bootlaces tightly.

pair of + bootlaces

pair ofnew pair ofspare pair of

  • Carry a spare pair of bootlaces on the trek.

bootlace + noun

knothookeyelettag

  • A double knot keeps the bootlace from opening.
“More examples 8
  • The hiker bent down to tighten his bootlaces.

यात्री ने अपने bootlaces कसने के लिए झुककर देखा।

  • Radhika's little brother cannot yet tie his bootlaces.

राधिका का छोटा भाई अभी अपने bootlaces बाँधना नहीं जानता।

  • The shopkeeper sold a pair of bootlaces for ten rupees.

दुकानदार ने दस रुपये में bootlaces की एक जोड़ी बेची।

  • An old bootlace served as a string for the kite.

पुराना bootlace पतंग की डोर का काम कर गया।

  • The footballer retied his bootlace before the penalty.

फुटबॉलर ने penalty से पहले अपना bootlace फिर से बाँधा।

  • The hunter's boots had a thick leather bootlace.

शिकारी के boots में मोटा चमड़े का bootlace था।

  • Radhika tied the bootlace in a double knot before the trek.

राधिका ने trek से पहले bootlace में दोहरी गाँठ लगाई।

  • The bootlace broke, so he tied the boot with a string.

Bootlace टूट गया, इसलिए उसने boot को डोरी से बाँध लिया।