dirt
/dɜːt/noun
उच्चारण डर्ट
गंदगी, मैल; मिट्टी
Basic word
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any substance that makes something dirty, for example dust, soil or mud; loose earth or soil; (informal) unkind or unpleasant information about somebody
गंदगी, मैल; मिट्टी
- Wipe the dirt off.
- a dirt road
- His shoes were covered in dirt after the long walk.
+ 2 more examples
- The children were playing in the dirt behind the house.
- Wash the dirt from the vegetables before you cook them.
Synonyms dust mud filth grime soil
Opposite cleanliness
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
dirt (uncountable)
Dirt is uncountable. It means dust, mud or anything that makes something unclean. Use some dirt, a lot of dirt, not dirts.
Dirt uncountable है। इसका अर्थ धूल, कीचड़ या कोई भी गंदगी है। Some dirt या a lot of dirt लिखें, dirts नहीं।
- There is a lot of dirt on the windows.
- Wash the dirt off your hands.
- Dirt collects quickly on the fan blades.
dirt (loose earth)
Dirt can also mean soil or earth: a dirt road, dirt track, dirt floor.
Dirt का अर्थ मिट्टी भी हो सकता है: dirt road, dirt track, dirt floor।
- We took a dirt road to the village.
- The children played in the dirt.
dirt on sb (informal)
Dirt on someone means unkind or secret information that can harm their name. Dig up dirt is a fixed phrase.
'Dirt on sb' किसी के बारे में वह गुप्त या अप्रिय जानकारी है जो उसकी छवि बिगाड़ सकती है। 'Dig up dirt' स्थिर वाक्यांश है।
- The magazine tried to dig up dirt on the minister.
dirt cheap / treat sb like dirt
Dirt cheap means extremely cheap. Treat like dirt means to treat badly with no respect.
Dirt cheap का अर्थ बहुत सस्ता है। Treat like dirt का अर्थ किसी से अपमानजनक व्यवहार करना है।
- Onions were dirt cheap this winter.
- No student should be treated like dirt.
+Collocations 4
adjective + dirt
thickcakedfreshground-inloosewet
- Her shoes were covered with caked dirt after the trek.
verb + dirt
wipe offbrush offscrub awayclean offremovedig up
- Scrub away the dirt with a brush and soap.
dirt + noun
dirt roaddirt trackdirt floordirt bikedirt cheap
- The village still has a dirt road to the temple.
dirt + of / on / in
dirt on the floordirt in the watera speck of dirtlayer of dirt
- A layer of dirt had covered the old books.
“More examples 6
- Aman brushed the dirt off his school uniform.
अमन ने अपनी स्कूल की वर्दी से मिट्टी झाड़ दी।
- The rain washed the dirt away from the roads.
बारिश ने सड़कों की गंदगी बहा दी।
- The little girl made small houses out of dirt.
छोटी लड़की ने मिट्टी से छोटे घर बनाए।
- The reporter was accused of digging up dirt on a local leader.
रिपोर्टर पर एक स्थानीय नेता के बारे में बदनाम करने वाली बातें खोजने का आरोप लगा।
- Wash fruit well to remove dirt and pesticides.
गंदगी और कीटनाशक हटाने के लिए फलों को अच्छी तरह धोइए।
- After the football match, the players' kits were full of dirt.
फ़ुटबॉल मैच के बाद खिलाड़ियों की किट मिट्टी से भरी थी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The floor has many dirts.
✓ The floor has a lot of dirt.
Dirt is uncountable and has no plural.
Dirt uncountable है, इसलिए इसका plural नहीं बनता।
✗ Please remove the dirt from the table by a cloth.
✓ Please remove the dirt from the table with a cloth.
The tool used is introduced by with, not by.
प्रयुक्त वस्तु के लिए with आता है, by नहीं।
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
The adjective dirty means not clean; also dishonest or unfair ('dirty politics').
Adjective dirty का अर्थ गंदा; बेईमान या अनुचित भी है ('dirty politics')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Dirt cheap (very cheap), treat sb like dirt (treat somebody with no respect), dig up dirt on sb (find unpleasant secrets about somebody), hit the dirt (lie down quickly to avoid danger).
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: dirt cheap (बहुत सस्ता, कौड़ियों के दाम), treat sb like dirt (किसी से बिना सम्मान का व्यवहार करना), dig up dirt on sb (किसी के अप्रिय राज़ खोजना), hit the dirt (खतरे से बचने के लिए जल्दी लेट जाना)।
Dirt road or track (an unpaved road).
Collocation 'dirt road' या 'track' (कच्ची सड़क)।