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gherao

/ɡeˈraʊ/noun

उच्चारण गेराउ

घेराव

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noun
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    [C] Indian English

    a protest in which workers, students or other people surround an official or a building and do not let anyone leave until their demands are met

    घेराव

    • The students held a gherao of the vice chancellor's office.

    Synonyms blockade siege sit-in

verbgheraoed, gheraoing
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    [T] ~ sb/sth Indian English

    to surround a person or a building as a protest in this way

    घेराव करना, घेर लेना

    • Angry villagers gheraoed the police station.
    • The workers gheraoed the manager for six hours.

    Synonyms surround besiege encircle blockade

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

blockade siege sit-in surround besiege encircle

⌂Word origin and word building

From the Hindi word 'gherna', meaning to surround.

यह हिंदी शब्द 'घेरना' से बना है, जिसका अर्थ है चारों ओर से घेर लेना।