hairpin
/ˈheəpɪn/noun
उच्चारण हेअर्पिन
बालों की पिन, हेयरपिन
Core word
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[C]
a small thin piece of wire folded in the middle, used for holding hair in place
बालों की पिन, हेयरपिन
- She fixed her bun with a few hairpins.
- She pushed a hairpin into her bun to hold it firmly.
- A few hairpins were scattered on the dressing table.
+ 2 more examples
- She removed the hairpin and her long hair fell to her shoulders.
- The dancer secured her braid with a metal hairpin.
Synonyms hairgrip bobby pin hair clip
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[C] British
a very sharp bend in a road, especially a mountain road
(पहाड़ी सड़क का) तीखा मोड़, हेयरपिन मोड़
- The road to the hill station has more than twenty hairpins.
- Drive slowly on the hairpin bends.
- The bus climbed slowly up the narrow hairpin to the temple.
+ 2 more examples
- The driver took the hairpin bend carefully in the rain.
- There are several dangerous hairpins before Mussoorie.
Synonyms hairpin bend sharp bend switchback
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
hairpin (small pin for hair)
In the first sense, a hairpin is a U-shaped wire used to hold hair or a bun in place. It is a countable noun.
पहले अर्थ में hairpin बाल या जूड़े को थामने वाला U-आकार का तार है; यह countable noun है।
- She fixed her bun with three hairpins.
- A hairpin fell on the floor and made a tiny sound.
hairpin bend / turn
On roads, hairpin describes a very sharp bend that turns back almost on itself, especially on mountain roads.
सड़कों पर 'hairpin' ऐसे बहुत तीखे मोड़ के लिए आता है जो लगभग उलटी दिशा में मुड़ जाता है, विशेषकर पहाड़ी सड़कों पर।
- The bus slowly climbed the road with twenty hairpin bends.
- Take the next hairpin turn carefully.
take / negotiate + hairpin bend
Drivers take or negotiate a hairpin bend. Slow down before it.
चालक hairpin bend को 'take' या 'negotiate' करते हैं, यानी उस पर गाड़ी मोड़ते हैं।
- The driver negotiated each hairpin bend with great care.
hairpin as an adjective
Hairpin can sit before bend, curve, turn or road to mean extremely sharp; the noun stays singular.
'Hairpin' bend, curve, turn या road से पहले आकर बहुत तीखे का अर्थ देता है; पहला शब्द singular रहता है।
- The hill station is reached by a steep hairpin road.
+Collocations 4
hairpin + noun
bendturncurveroadcorner
- A hairpin bend appears every few hundred metres on this road.
adjective + hairpin bend
sharptightsteepblinddangerous
- There is a dangerous hairpin bend near the waterfall.
verb + hairpin
takenegotiateslow down forlosefix with
- She fixed her braid with a hairpin.
hairpin + preposition
on the roadin her hairup the hill
- The trucks crawled up the hill through the hairpin bends.
“More examples 5
- The road to Mussoorie is famous for its hairpin bends.
मसूरी की सड़क अपने hairpin मोड़ों के लिए प्रसिद्ध है।
- Radhika felt sick after the long drive through the hairpin turns.
hairpin मोड़ों से होकर लंबी यात्रा के बाद राधिका को मितली महसूस हुई।
- Grandmother kept her silver hairpins in a small wooden box.
दादी अपनी चाँदी की hairpins एक छोटे लकड़ी के डिब्बे में रखती थीं।
- The rally car skidded on the last hairpin and crashed.
रैली कार आख़िरी hairpin मोड़ पर फिसली और टकरा गई।
- Heavy vehicles are not allowed on the hairpin stretch after dark.
भारी वाहनों को अँधेरा होने के बाद hairpin वाले हिस्से पर चलने की अनुमति नहीं है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The road has many hairpin bend.
✓ The road has many hairpin bends.
Many needs a plural noun; the first word hairpin stays singular.
'Many' के बाद plural noun आती है; पहला शब्द 'hairpin' singular रहता है।
✗ The bus took the hairpin bend in a high speed.
✓ The bus took the hairpin bend at high speed.
The correct phrase is at high speed, with no article.
सही प्रयोग 'at high speed' है, उसमें article नहीं लगता।