dud
/dʌd/noun
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बेकार चीज़, जो काम न करे
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[C] informal
a thing that is useless, especially because it does not work correctly
बेकार चीज़, जो काम न करे
- Two of the batteries were duds.
- The bomb turned out to be a dud and did not explode.
- The firecracker was a dud and never went off.
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- The new phone turned out to be a dud, so we returned it.
- Several seeds in the packet were duds and did not grow.
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dud (countable noun, informal)
A dud is a thing that does not work. It is informal and countable.
'Dud' वह चीज़ है जो काम नहीं करती। यह informal और countable है।
- The new phone turned out to be a dud.
- Three of the fireworks were duds.
dud + noun (adjective use)
Before a noun, dud means useless or false: a dud cheque, a dud battery.
Noun से पहले 'dud' का अर्थ बेकार या नकली है: a dud cheque, a dud battery।
- He paid with a dud note.
- A dud battery stopped the torch.
turn out to be a dud / prove a dud
Turn out and prove often go with dud to show a disappointing result.
'Turn out' और 'prove' निराशाजनक परिणाम दिखाने के लिए 'dud' के साथ आते हैं।
- The film proved a dud at the box office.
dud (person, rare)
In rare informal use, a dud can describe a person who fails to achieve anything.
विरल अनौपचारिक प्रयोग में 'dud' असफल व्यक्ति को भी बताता है।
- He was a dud at mathematics.
dud + plural (duds)
Plural duds is used for several faulty items, as in fireworks and bombs.
कई दोषपूर्ण वस्तुओं, जैसे पटाखों और बमों, के लिए plural 'duds' आता है।
- Many of the crackers were duds.
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dud + noun
chequebatterynotebombphone
- The shopkeeper rejected a dud note.
verb + dud
proveturn out to beend up asbuysell
- The new gadget turned out to be a dud.
adjective + dud
completetotalexpensivebox-officetechnical
- The film was a box-office dud.
dud + sort
dud fireworkdud shelldud enginedud signal
- A dud shell did not explode.
dud + money and shopping
dud coindud chequedud productdud investment
- The shopkeeper warned us about dud coins.
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- Radhika's torch was a dud; the batteries were dead.
राधिका की टॉर्च बेकार निकली; बैटरी खत्म हो चुकी थी।
- The cheque he gave was a dud because the account had no money.
उसका दिया चेक नकली निकला क्योंकि खाते में पैसे नहीं थे।
- Only one of the five bombs exploded; the rest were duds.
पाँच बमों में से केवल एक फटा; बाकी निष्क्रिय निकले।
- The expensive laptop proved a dud within a week.
महँगा लैपटॉप एक सप्ताह में ही खराब निकला।
- The comedian's new show was a complete dud.
हास्य कलाकार का नया शो पूरी तरह फ़्लॉप रहा।
- The cricket team's new bat was a dud and broke in the first match.
क्रिकेट टीम का नया बल्ला बेकार निकला और पहले मैच में ही टूट गया।
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These informal words describe things that fail or are fake.
ये अनौपचारिक शब्द विफल या नकली चीज़ों के लिए हैं।
Something useless or faulty that does not work.
बेकार या दोषपूर्ण वस्तु जो काम नहीं करती।
- The phone is a dud.
A complete failure, especially a film or event.
पूर्ण असफलता, विशेषकर फिल्म या आयोजन की।
- The film was a flop.