gash
/ɡæʃ/noun
उच्चारण गैश
गहरा घाव, लंबा चीरा, गहरी दरार
Core word
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[C] ~ (in/on sth)
a long deep cut in the surface of something, especially somebody's skin
गहरा घाव, लंबा चीरा, गहरी दरार
- He had a nasty gash on his forehead after the fall.
- The rock tore a gash in the side of the boat.
- The fall left a deep gash on her knee.
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- There was a long gash in the side of the boat.
- The doctor stitched the gash on his arm.
Synonyms cut wound slash laceration tear
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[T] ~ sth
to make a long deep cut in something, especially somebody's skin
गहरा घाव करना, चीर देना
- She gashed her hand on a piece of broken glass.
- He gashed his knee on a sharp rock while climbing.
- He gashed his foot on a sharp stone.
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- The rock gashed the tyre.
- A piece of metal gashed the side of the car.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a gash (countable noun)
A gash is a long, deep cut, especially in skin. It is countable.
Gash लंबा और गहरा कट है, ख़ासकर त्वचा पर। यह countable है।
- He had a deep gash on his arm.
- A gash ran across the tree trunk.
gash + sth (verb, transitive)
As a verb, gash means to make a long, deep cut in something.
Verb के रूप में 'gash' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ में लंबा और गहरा कट बनाना है।
- He gashed his knee on the rock.
- The knife gashed the leather bag.
gash in / on / across
Use in or on for the place, and across for the direction of the cut.
स्थान के लिए 'in' या 'on' और कट की दिशा के लिए 'across' का प्रयोग होता है।
- There was a gash in the wall.
- A gash across his forehead needed stitches.
gash oneself
A reflexive form is common: gash oneself when the person is hurt by accident.
'Gash oneself' reflexive रूप आम है, जब व्यक्ति दुर्घटनावश घायल हो।
- Radhika gashed herself with a broken glass.
+Collocations 5
adjective + gash
deepnastylongbleedinguglyjagged
- A nasty gash on his leg needed twelve stitches.
verb + gash
getsufferstitchcleantreatdress
- The nurse cleaned and dressed the gash.
gash + body part
gash on the headgash on the armgash on the leggash on the cheek
- The boy had a gash on his cheek after the fall.
cause of gash
knifeglassrockwireblademetal edge
- A sharp metal edge left a gash on her hand.
figurative gash
gash in the hillsidegash in the earthgash in the sky
- The landslide left a gash in the hillside.
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- The fall left a deep gash on his forehead.
गिरने से उसके माथे पर गहरा घाव हो गया।
- Radhika gashed her finger while cutting vegetables.
सब्ज़ी काटते समय राधिका की उँगली में गहरा कट लग गया।
- The flood left a long gash in the road.
बाढ़ ने सड़क में एक लंबी दरार छोड़ दी।
- The doctor said the gash would heal without stitches.
डॉक्टर ने कहा कि घाव बिना टाँकों के भर जाएगा।
- A razor blade had gashed the cloth.
उस्तरे की धार ने कपड़े में गहरा चीरा लगा दिया था।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He gashed on his hand with the knife.
✓ He gashed his hand with the knife.
Gash is transitive and takes the injured part directly as its object.
'Gash' transitive है और घायल अंग सीधे उसका object बनता है।
✗ The gash has been healed in a week.
✓ The gash healed in a week.
Heal is intransitive when the wound is the subject, so no passive.
घाव के subject होने पर 'heal' intransitive है, इसलिए passive नहीं बनता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns describe injuries or marks, and they differ in depth and length.
ये nouns चोटों या निशानों को बताते हैं और गहराई तथा लंबाई में अलग हैं।
A thin, shallow mark on skin or a surface.
त्वचा या सतह पर पतला, हल्का निशान।
- A scratch on the mirror.
Any injury where the skin is broken, large or small.
कोई भी चोट जिसमें त्वचा कटी हो, बड़ी या छोटी।
- The wound was bandaged.