gutter
/ˈɡʌtə(r)/noun
उच्चारण गटर
परनाला, छत की नाली
Core word
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[C]
a long curved channel at the edge of a roof that carries rainwater away
परनाला, छत की नाली
- The gutters were blocked with dry leaves.
- Rainwater poured from the gutter into a barrel.
- Leaves had clogged the gutter above the window.
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- A man cleaned the gutters before the monsoon.
- Water overflowed from the broken gutter.
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[C]
a channel at the side of a road that carries rainwater away
नाली, नाला
- Rainwater rushed along the gutter.
- The coin rolled into the gutter.
- The cyclist's wheel slipped into the gutter.
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- Water gurgled along the gutter after the shower.
- Litter had piled up in the gutter by the market.
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[sing.] disapproving
the bad social conditions of the poorest people; a low and immoral level of behaviour
गरीबी और गिरावट का निम्न स्तर, गंदगी
- He rose from the gutter to become a successful businessman.
- the language of the gutter
- Many people who came from the gutter went on to do great things.
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- The language of the gutter has no place in this school.
- The film shows how a child from the gutter became a champion.
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[I] literary
(of a candle or flame) to burn in an unsteady way, as if about to go out
(मोमबत्ती या लौ का) टिमटिमाना, बुझने को होना
- The candle guttered and went out.
- The flame guttered in the draught and then died.
- The candles guttered in the wind.
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- The lamp guttered and went out.
- A single flame guttered on the altar.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
gutter (countable noun) on a roof or road
A gutter is a channel along a roof or at the side of a road that carries water away.
Gutter छत या सड़क के किनारे की वह नाली है जो पानी को बहा ले जाती है।
- Leaves had blocked the gutter on the roof.
- Rainwater ran along the gutter to the drain.
in the gutter (figurative)
In the gutter means in very bad social or moral conditions. Use the gutter press for low-quality newspapers.
'In the gutter' का अर्थ बहुत बुरी सामाजिक या नैतिक स्थिति में होना है; 'the gutter press' निम्न स्तर की पत्रकारिता को कहते हैं।
- He rose from the gutter to become a successful trader.
- The gutter press printed false stories about the actor.
gutter (verb) of a flame
A candle or flame gutters when it burns unsteadily and seems about to go out.
मोमबत्ती या लौ जब अस्थिर होकर बुझने को हो, तब 'gutter' क्रिया आती है।
- The candle guttered in the wind and went out.
gutter + noun
As a modifier: gutter language, gutter press, gutter pipe.
Modifier के रूप में: gutter language, gutter press, gutter pipe।
- Students should avoid gutter language in debates.
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adjective + gutter
blockedcloggedleakingoverflowingrustyopen
- A clogged gutter caused the water to flood the balcony.
verb + gutter
cleanclearfixblockoverflowunblock
- Radhika's father cleaned the gutters before the monsoon.
gutter + noun
presslanguagepoliticsratcleaner
- Some channels used gutter language during the show.
preposition + gutter
in the gutterfrom the gutterout of the gutteralong the gutterinto the gutter
- Water was running along the gutter at the roadside.
flame verbs
gutter and diegutter in the windbegin to guttergutter out
- The flame began to gutter as the oil ran low.
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- The old lamp guttered and went out.
पुराना दीया टिमटिमाया और बुझ गया।
- Plastic bags had blocked the gutter, and the street flooded.
प्लास्टिक की थैलियों ने नाली बंद कर दी और सड़क पर पानी भर गया।
- Heavy rain overflowed the roof gutters.
भारी बारिश से छत की नालियाँ उफन गईं।
- He claimed that his rival was dragging politics into the gutter.
उसने आरोप लगाया कि उसका प्रतिद्वंद्वी राजनीति को गंदगी में घसीट रहा है।
- Children should never play near an open gutter.
बच्चों को खुली नाली के पास कभी नहीं खेलना चाहिए।
- The editor refused to join the gutter press.
संपादक ने निम्न स्तर की पत्रकारिता में शामिल होने से इनकार कर दिया।
- Workers cleared the gutters along the main road before the rains.
मज़दूरों ने बारिश से पहले मुख्य सड़क किनारे की नालियाँ साफ़ कीं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The candle guttered the room.
✓ The candle guttered in the draught.
Gutter (of a flame) is intransitive and cannot take an object.
लौ के अर्थ में 'gutter' अकर्मक क्रिया है, इसका object नहीं आता।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: the gutter press refers to newspapers that publish shocking stories about people's private lives.
Usage में the gutter press उन समाचार-पत्रों को कहते हैं जो लोगों के निजी जीवन के बारे में सनसनीखेज़ कहानियाँ छापते हैं।