gully
/ˈɡʌli/noun
उच्चारण गली
नाला, संकरी खाई, खड्ड
Core word
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[C]
(also gulley) a small, narrow channel, usually formed by a stream or by rain
नाला, संकरी खाई, खड्ड
- Heavy rain had cut deep gullies into the hillside.
- Rainwater flowed down the gully beside the road.
- The path ran along the edge of a deep gully.
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- Monsoon rains carved a gully across the field.
- A gully had formed where the stream used to flow.
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[C] cricket
a position on the off side of the field, between the slips and point
(क्रिकेट में) गली (क्षेत्ररक्षण की एक जगह)
- He was caught at gully for twelve.
- The fielder at gully dived to take a brilliant catch.
- The captain moved a fielder to gully for the new batsman.
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- He edged the ball straight to gully.
- The gully fielder took a sharp catch low to his left.
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gully (landform)
A gully is a small valley cut by running water. The plural is gullies (y changes to ies).
Gully बहते पानी से कटी छोटी घाटी है। बहुवचन 'gullies' होता है।
- Heavy rain had cut a deep gully across the field.
- The path ran through a narrow gully.
in the gully / at gully (cricket)
In cricket, use in the gully or at gully for the fielding position.
क्रिकेट में क्षेत्ररक्षण की जगह के लिए 'in the gully' या 'at gully' प्रयोग होता है।
- The captain placed a fielder at gully.
- The ball flew straight to the man in the gully.
gully + noun
Gully can describe cricket played in narrow lanes: gully cricket, a gully boy.
'Gully' तंग गलियों में खेले जाने वाले क्रिकेट के लिए भी प्रयोग होता है, जैसे gully cricket.
- Many Indian stars first learnt the game in gully cricket.
caught at / by gully
A catch taken in that position is caught at gully; the catcher is mentioned with by or the name.
इस जगह पर लिए गए कैच के लिए 'caught at gully' कहा जाता है।
- He was caught at gully for 12 runs.
gully as a modifier for places
Gully can also describe a narrow lane in a town, especially in northern India.
'Gully' शहर की तंग गली के लिए भी प्रयोग होता है, विशेषकर उत्तर भारत में।
- The shop is tucked away in a gully behind the main bazaar.
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adjective + gully
deepnarrowsteepdryerodedrocky
- Rainwater rushed down the steep gully.
verb + gully
cutformcarve outfillerodecross
- Years of floods have carved out a gully behind the village.
cricket + gully
fielder at gullycatch at gullyslip and gullysquare of gullybackward of gully
- The batter edged the ball to slip and gully.
gully + noun
erosioncricketboylanebed
- Gully erosion damages good farmland.
gully + verb
fillrun with waterwash awaywidendrain
- After the storm, the gully ran with muddy water.
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- Soil erosion turned the hillside into a series of gullies.
मिट्टी के कटाव से पहाड़ी का ढलान कई खड्डों में बदल गया।
- The children played gully cricket in the lane behind the school.
बच्चे स्कूल के पीछे की गली में गली क्रिकेट खेलते थे।
- A sharp catch at gully ended the opening partnership.
गली में लिए गए शानदार कैच ने शुरुआती साझेदारी तोड़ दी।
- The dry gully fills quickly when the monsoon arrives.
मानसून आते ही सूखा नाला तेज़ी से भर जाता है।
- Engineers built small walls across the gully to stop soil from washing away.
इंजीनियरों ने मिट्टी बहने से रोकने के लिए खड्ड के आर-पार छोटी दीवारें बनाईं।
- The fielder at gully dived and held a brilliant catch.
गली में खड़े क्षेत्ररक्षक ने गोता लगाकर शानदार कैच पकड़ा।
- A narrow gully on the hillside carried the stream down to the valley.
पहाड़ी के ढलान पर एक संकरा खड्ड धारा को घाटी तक ले जाता था।