carpet
/ˈkɑːpɪt/noun
उच्चारण कार्पिट
कालीन, ग़लीचा
Basic word
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[C, U]
a thick woollen or artificial material for covering floors; a thick layer of something on the ground
कालीन, ग़लीचा
- a Persian carpet
- a carpet of flowers
- A soft carpet covered the floor of the hotel room.
+ 5 more examples
- The shop sells hand-woven carpets from Kashmir.
- Spilt tea left a stain on the carpet.
- The children sat on the carpet to play.
- A carpet of dry leaves covered the park path.
- Snow lay in a white carpet over the fields.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a carpet / carpets (countable) and carpet (uncountable)
A carpet is countable when it means one piece, such as a Kashmiri carpet. Carpet is uncountable when it means the covering material in general: 'new carpet' or 'wall-to-wall carpet'.
जब एक पीस कालीन हो तब carpet countable है; जब सामान्य फ़र्श-आवरण हो तब uncountable, जैसे 'wall-to-wall carpet'।
- They bought a silk carpet from Srinagar.
- The whole house has new carpet.
carpet of + noun (figurative layer)
A thick layer of something that covers the ground is a carpet of it: a carpet of leaves, a carpet of flowers.
ज़मीन को ढकने वाली किसी चीज़ की मोटी परत को 'carpet of' से बताया जाता है, जैसे a carpet of leaves।
- The lawn was covered by a carpet of yellow petals.
on the carpet
The idiom 'on the carpet' means being scolded by a person in authority. It differs from simply standing on a carpet.
मुहावरा 'on the carpet' का अर्थ किसी अधिकारी द्वारा डाँटा जाना है।
- The manager called him on the carpet for coming late.
carpet (verb)
As a verb, carpet means to cover a floor with a carpet or, informally in British English, to scold someone severely.
Verb के रूप में carpet का अर्थ फ़र्श पर कालीन बिछाना है; British English में अनौपचारिक रूप से किसी को कड़ी डाँट लगाना भी।
- They carpeted the study and the bedroom.
- The headmaster carpeted the boys for cheating.
+Collocations 4
adjective + carpet
thickwoollenPersianhand-wovenwornred
- A thick woollen carpet covered the hall floor.
verb + carpet
roll uplaycleanspreadbeatvacuum
- We rolled up the carpet before the painters arrived.
carpet + noun
weavercleanershopstaintile
- The carpet weavers of Bhadohi are famous for their craft.
carpet of + noun
leavessnowflowersmosspetals
- A carpet of snow lay over the valley.
“More examples 5
- The guests were welcomed with a red carpet at the entrance of the hall.
मेहमानों का स्वागत हॉल के प्रवेश द्वार पर लाल कालीन बिछाकर किया गया।
- Radhika spilled tea on the cream carpet and rushed to clean it.
राधिका ने क्रीम रंग के कालीन पर चाय गिरा दी और दौड़कर उसे साफ़ करने लगी।
- In autumn the park is covered by a carpet of golden leaves.
पतझड़ में पार्क सुनहरे पत्तों के कालीन से ढक जाता है।
- Hand-knotted carpets from Mirzapur are exported all over the world.
मिर्ज़ापुर के हाथ से बुने कालीन पूरी दुनिया में निर्यात होते हैं।
- The principal called the cheating students on the carpet.
प्राचार्य ने नकल करने वाले विद्यार्थियों को बुलाकर डाँटा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She bought a carpet of five thousand rupees.
✓ She bought a carpet for five thousand rupees.
The price paid is introduced with 'for', not 'of'.
चुकाई गई कीमत बताने के लिए 'for' आता है, 'of' नहीं।
✗ The carpets are sweeped every morning.
✓ The carpets are swept every morning.
The past participle of sweep is swept.
Sweep का past participle 'swept' है, 'sweeped' नहीं।
¶Idioms 2
sweep sth under the carpet
to try to stop people from finding out about sth wrong, illegal, etc. that has happened or that you have done
(किसी ग़लत बात को) दबा देना या छिपा देना
- The government tried to sweep the scandal under the carpet.
- Problems like these should not be swept under the carpet.
(be/get called) on the carpet
(to be) called to see sb in authority because you have done sth wrong (informal)
(ग़लती करने पर) अधिकारी के सामने तलब होना; डाँट खाना
- I was called on the carpet for being late again.
- He was on the carpet for losing the files.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Sweep sth under the carpet (try to hide a problem), roll out the red carpet (give somebody a special welcome; 'red-carpet treatment'), be on the carpet (be called to see somebody in authority because you have done something wrong), magic carpet.
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: sweep sth under the carpet (समस्या छिपाने का प्रयास), roll out the red carpet (किसी का विशेष स्वागत करना; 'red-carpet treatment'), be on the carpet (गलती के कारण अधिकारी के सामने बुलाया जाना), magic carpet (उड़न ग़लीचा)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Bhadohi and Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh are famous for hand-knotted carpets; Kashmir is famous for silk carpets.
उत्तर प्रदेश के भदोही और मिर्ज़ापुर हाथ से बुने कालीनों के लिए प्रसिद्ध हैं; कश्मीर रेशमी कालीनों के लिए प्रसिद्ध है।