flab
/flæb/noun
उच्चारण फ़्लैब
थुलथुली चर्बी, ढीला मांस
Core word
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[U] informal, disapproving
soft loose fat on a person's body
थुलथुली चर्बी, ढीला मांस
- He joined a gym to fight the flab.
- She exercised daily to get rid of the flab around her waist.
- After the holidays he noticed a bit of flab around his middle.
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- Regular walking helped her burn off the flab.
- Swimming is a good way to turn flab into muscle.
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[U] informal, disapproving
parts of something, such as a piece of writing or an organisation, that are not necessary and should be removed
फालतू हिस्सा, अनावश्यक विस्तार
- The editor cut the flab from her report.
- Cut the flab from your essay and keep only the main points.
- The new manager wants to cut the flab from the department's budget.
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- There is too much flab in this chapter, so shorten it.
- The company trimmed the flab and became more efficient.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
flab (uncountable noun)
Flab is soft loose body fat. It is uncountable, so there is no a flab and no flabs.
'Flab' शरीर की ढीली चर्बी है। यह uncountable है, इसलिए 'a flab' या 'flabs' नहीं कहते।
- He wants to lose the flab around his stomach.
- There is no flab on a marathon runner.
flab (figurative, in writing or organisations)
It can mean unnecessary parts that should be removed from a report or a budget.
यह किसी रिपोर्ट या बजट के अनावश्यक हिस्सों के लिए भी प्रयुक्त हो सकता है, जिन्हें हटाना चाहिए।
- The editor cut the flab from the essay.
- The new minister promised to trim the flab from the department.
verb + flab / flab + prepositional phrase
Common verbs are lose, burn, trim and fight; flab often appears with around or on.
आम क्रियाएँ lose, burn, trim और fight हैं; 'flab' के साथ प्रायः around या on आता है।
- Regular walking helped Radhika's father burn the flab on his waist.
flab vs fat
Fat is the general word for the body tissue; flab suggests soft, loose, unwanted fat and is more informal.
'Fat' शरीर के ऊतक का सामान्य शब्द है; 'flab' नरम, ढीली, अवांछित चर्बी को दर्शाता है और अधिक अनौपचारिक है।
- Everyone has some fat, but nobody wants flab.
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verb + flab
loseburnshedtrimfight
- Cycling to college helped him shed his flab.
adjective + flab
excessunwantedmiddle-agedbellystubborn
- Stubborn belly flab needs both diet and exercise.
flab + preposition
around the waiston the thighsin the budgetin the textof the stomach
- There was a lot of flab in the first draft of the speech.
flab + verb
hang overwobblebuild updisappearreturn
- The flab disappeared after three months of running.
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- Yoga in the morning helped her tone up and lose the flab.
सुबह के योग से उसे शरीर सुडौल करने और चर्बी घटाने में मदद मिली।
- The coach told the cricketers to work off the flab before the season.
कोच ने क्रिकेटरों से कहा कि सत्र से पहले चर्बी घटा लें।
- A good summary has no flab; every sentence earns its place.
अच्छे सारांश में कोई फ़ालतू बात नहीं होती; हर वाक्य की अपनी जगह होती है।
- The company decided to cut the flab from its workforce.
कंपनी ने अपने कर्मचारी-बल से अनावश्यक हिस्से को हटाने का निर्णय लिया।
- After retiring he put on flab around his middle.
सेवानिवृत्त होने के बाद उसकी कमर के आसपास चर्बी बढ़ गई।
- The principal asked the committee to cut the flab from the school budget.
प्रधानाचार्य ने समिति से स्कूल के बजट की फ़ालतू मदें हटाने को कहा।
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✗ He has a lot of flabs on his stomach.
✓ He has a lot of flab on his stomach.
Flab is uncountable and has no plural.
'Flab' uncountable है और इसका plural नहीं होता।
✗ She wants to lose a flab.
✓ She wants to lose some flab.
Flab is uncountable, so it does not take a.
'Flab' uncountable है, इसलिए उसके साथ 'a' नहीं आता।