chump
/tʃʌmp/noun
उच्चारण चम्प
मूर्ख, बुद्धू
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[C] informal, old-fashioned
a stupid person
मूर्ख, बुद्धू
- Don't be such a chump!
- He felt like a chump for forgetting his own phone number.
- I was a chump to leave my laptop on the bus.
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- Only a chump would believe an offer that good.
- He called himself a chump after he lost the ticket.
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chump (countable noun)
A chump is an informal word for a stupid or foolish person. It needs an article: a chump, such a chump.
Chump बेवकूफ़ या मूर्ख व्यक्ति के लिए informal शब्द है। इसके साथ article चाहिए: a chump, such a chump।
- Don't be such a chump.
- He felt like a chump when he lost the bet.
off your chump
This informal British idiom means mad or crazy. It uses off, not out of.
यह informal British मुहावरा पागल या सनकी होने के अर्थ में है। इसमें 'off' आता है, 'out of' नहीं।
- You must be off your chump to pay that price.
- He is off his chump.
chump change
Chump change is a small, unimportant amount of money. It is informal, American in origin, and uncountable.
Chump change थोड़ी, महत्वहीन रकम है। यह informal है, मूल रूप से अमेरिकी है, और uncountable है।
- Fifty rupees is chump change for him.
- That salary is chump change.
chump (cut of meat)
In cookery a chump is a thick cut from a lamb's back, as in chump chop. It is a British food term.
पाककला में chump मेमने की पीठ का मोटा टुकड़ा है, जैसे chump chop। यह British खाद्य शब्द है।
- The butcher cut a chump chop for us.
+Collocations 4
adjective + chump
completesillypoorgulliblereal
- He was a complete chump to believe the offer.
verb + chump
feel likelook likeplaycalltake for
- Don't take me for a chump.
chump + noun
changechopsteakhead
- The chump chop was grilled with herbs.
preposition + chump
offforlikeassuch
- He behaved like a chump.
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- Only a chump would believe that advertisement.
केवल मूर्ख ही उस विज्ञापन पर विश्वास करेगा।
- The quiz champion felt like a chump after the easy question.
आसान प्रश्न के बाद क्विज़ विजेता ने खुद को मूर्ख महसूस किया।
- Radhika called her brother a chump for leaving the keys behind.
राधिका ने चाबियाँ छोड़ने के लिए अपने भाई को मूर्ख कहा।
- Two thousand rupees is chump change for the company.
कंपनी के लिए दो हज़ार रुपये मामूली रकम है।
- He is off his chump if he thinks I will agree.
अगर वह सोचता है कि मैं मान जाऊँगा तो वह पागल है।
- Radhika told him not to act like a chump in front of the guests.
राधिका ने उससे कहा कि मेहमानों के सामने मूर्खों जैसा व्यवहार न करे।
- The salesman thought we were chumps and doubled the price.
विक्रेता ने हमें बेवकूफ़ समझा और दाम दोगुना कर दिया।
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✗ You are such chump.
✓ You are such a chump.
A singular countable noun needs a or an even after such.
'Such' के बाद भी singular countable noun के साथ 'a' या 'an' चाहिए।
✗ He is out of his chump if he thinks so.
✓ He is off his chump if he thinks so.
The idiom is off your chump; out of is wrong.
मुहावरा 'off your chump' है; 'out of' गलत है।
?Which word?
Keep the fool words together: chump, fool, idiot, dunce (slow at learning), simpleton (easily tricked), nincompoop (informal, foolish person), dolt.
मूर्ख के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: chump, fool, idiot, dunce (सीखने में धीमा), simpleton (आसानी से ठगा जाने वाला), nincompoop (अनौपचारिक, मूर्ख), dolt।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: chump is informal and old-fashioned, often used in a friendly way.
प्रयोग में chump अनौपचारिक और पुराना है, प्रायः मित्रवत ढंग से प्रयुक्त।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Off your chump (old-fashioned British, crazy).
Idiom 'off your chump' (पुराना British, पागल)।
Chump change (American informal, a small amount of money).
Collocation 'chump change' (American अनौपचारिक, थोड़ा पैसा)।