hairgrip
/ˈheəɡrɪp/noun
उच्चारण हेअर्ग्रिप
बालों की पिन, हेयर क्लिप
Basic word
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[C] British
a small thin piece of metal bent in the middle, used for holding hair in place
बालों की पिन, हेयर क्लिप
- She pinned her fringe back with a hairgrip.
- She used a hairgrip to hold her hair off her face.
- Several hairgrips were scattered across the dressing table.
+ 1 more example
- He found a hairgrip under the sofa.
Synonyms hairpin bobby pin
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a hairgrip / hairgrips
Hairgrip is a countable noun, usually used in the plural because people use several at once. It is mainly British English; American English says bobby pin.
'Hairgrip' countable noun है और प्रायः plural में आती है क्योंकि एक साथ कई प्रयोग होती हैं; यह मुख्यतः British English का शब्द है।
- She held the plait in place with two hairgrips.
- I need a hairgrip to fix this loose strand.
hold / keep / fix + hair + with a hairgrip
Use with to name the hairgrip as the tool that holds the hair. Verbs like pin, hold and secure fit this pattern.
Hairgrip को साधन बताने के लिए 'with' का प्रयोग होता है; pin, hold, secure जैसी क्रियाएँ इस ढाँचे में आती हैं।
- Radhika pinned her dupatta and her hair with hairgrips.
- He secured the veil with a hairgrip.
a packet / box of hairgrips
Measure words such as packet, box and pack come before of. The noun after of is plural.
Packet, box, pack जैसे माप-शब्दों के बाद 'of' आता है और उसके बाद plural noun लगती है।
- She bought a packet of black hairgrips from the market.
hairgrip vs hairpin
A hairgrip is flat, springy and bent over; a hairpin is a U-shaped wire. Hairgrips are for neat, flat holding while hairpins are used for buns.
Hairgrip चपटी और मुड़ी हुई पिन होती है, जबकि hairpin U-आकार का तार होता है; hairgrip सपाट पकड़ के लिए और hairpin जूड़े के लिए प्रयोग होती है।
- She used a hairgrip for her fringe and a hairpin for her bun.
+Collocations 5
adjective + hairgrip
smallblackmetalshinydecorativeloose
- A decorative hairgrip kept the flower in her hair.
verb + hairgrip
useloseslide inremovepull outbuy
- She slid a hairgrip in above her ear.
hairgrip + noun
holdersetbox
- Her dressing table had a little hairgrip box.
hairgrip + preposition
in her hairon the tablefor the fringe
- She wore a hairgrip in her hair for the school photo.
colour + hairgrip
goldsilverbrownbluetransparent
- She chose a gold hairgrip to match her earrings.
“More examples 6
- The wind blew, but Radhika's hairgrips held her hair firmly.
हवा चली, पर राधिका की hairgrips ने उसके बालों को मज़बूती से थामे रखा।
- Every girl in the choir was told to wear two black hairgrips.
गायक-मंडली की हर लड़की से दो काली hairgrips पहनने को कहा गया।
- I found a hairgrip at the bottom of my bag.
मुझे अपने बैग की तह में एक hairgrip मिली।
- She took out the hairgrips and let her hair fall loose.
उसने hairgrips निकालीं और अपने बाल खुले छोड़ दिए।
- Hairgrips are cheap, but they always seem to disappear.
Hairgrips सस्ती होती हैं, पर वे हमेशा ग़ायब हो जाती हैं।
- The teacher gave her a hairgrip so that the fringe would not fall on the answer sheet.
अध्यापिका ने उसे एक hairgrip दी ताकि उसकी लट उत्तर-पुस्तिका पर न गिरे।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She fixed her hair by a hairgrip.
✓ She fixed her hair with a hairgrip.
The tool used takes with, not by.
प्रयोग किए गए साधन के लिए 'with' आता है, 'by' नहीं।