litter
/ˈlɪtə(r)/noun
उच्चारण लिटर
कूड़ा-करकट (सार्वजनिक जगह पर फैला हुआ)
Core wordPYP · asked 4 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[U]
small pieces of rubbish such as paper, cans and bottles that people have left lying in a public place
कूड़ा-करकट (सार्वजनिक जगह पर फैला हुआ)
- The park was full of litter after the fair.
- Do not drop litter on the platform.
- Please put your litter in the bin.
+ 2 more examples
- Litter spoils the beauty of the hills.
- Volunteers cleaned the litter from the beach.
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[C]
a number of baby animals born to the same mother at the same time
(जानवर के) एक बार में जन्मे बच्चे
- a litter of six puppies
- Our cat gave birth to a litter of four kittens.
- The dog gave birth to a litter of five puppies.
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- A litter of kittens slept in the box.
- A pig can have a large litter.
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[U]
dry grass or straw used as bedding for animals; material put in a tray for a cat to use as a toilet
(पशुओं का) बिछावन; बिल्ली के लिए रेत
- cat litter
- The farmer spread fresh litter in the cattle shed.
- Clean the cat's litter every day.
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- The shed floor was covered with straw litter.
- Add fresh litter to the tray.
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[T] ~ sth (with sth) usually passive
to be scattered over a place, making it untidy
(किसी जगह को) बिखेरकर गंदा कर देना
- The desk was littered with papers.
- Plastic bags littered the beach.
- Dry leaves littered the courtyard after the storm.
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- Empty bottles littered the roadside after the fair.
- Toys littered the floor of the nursery.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
litter (uncountable: rubbish)
In the sense of rubbish left in public, litter is uncountable and takes a singular verb with no 'a' or plural.
सार्वजनिक स्थान पर फैले कूड़े के अर्थ में 'litter' uncountable है, इसके साथ singular verb आती है और 'a' या plural नहीं लगता।
- There was litter all over the beach after the fair.
- The litter has been cleared.
a litter of (animals)
Countable: a litter is the group of young born at one time to an animal such as a cat or dog.
Countable रूप में 'litter' उन बच्चों का समूह है जो किसी पशु ने एक साथ जन्मे हों, जैसे बिल्ली या कुत्ते के।
- Our dog has had a litter of six puppies.
litter (verb) + sth with sth / be littered with
As a verb, litter means to make a place untidy; be littered with is common for a place covered with things.
Verb के रूप में 'litter' का अर्थ किसी स्थान को अस्तव्यस्त करना है; 'be littered with' किसी स्थान के चीज़ों से भरे होने के लिए आता है।
- The road was littered with plastic bottles.
- Please do not litter the park.
litter + bin / bug / lout
Compounds such as litter bin and litterbug refer to rubbish and the people who drop it.
'Litter bin' और 'litterbug' जैसे compounds कूड़े और उसे फेंकने वालों से जुड़े हैं।
- Use the litter bin near the gate.
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verb + litter
droppick upclearcollectscatter
- Volunteers collected litter from the river bank.
litter + noun
bintraypickingcampaignfine
- The municipality has imposed a litter fine of five hundred rupees.
be littered with
paperstonesbottlesbroken glassmistakes
- His essay was littered with spelling mistakes.
litter of + young
kittenspuppiespigletscubs
- A litter of kittens slept under the scooter.
“More examples 5
- The street was littered with torn posters after the election.
चुनाव के बाद सड़क फटे पोस्टरों से अटी पड़ी थी।
- Throwing litter from a train window is a punishable offence.
ट्रेन की खिड़की से कूड़ा फेंकना दंडनीय अपराध है।
- The tigress gave birth to a litter of three cubs.
बाघिन ने तीन शावकों को जन्म दिया।
- Radhika's desk was littered with notes and empty cups.
राधिका की मेज़ नोट्स और खाली कपों से भरी पड़ी थी।
- The cleaning drive removed tonnes of litter from the beach.
सफाई अभियान ने समुद्र तट से कई टन कूड़ा हटाया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Please do not throw litters on the road.
✓ Please do not throw litter on the road.
Litter meaning rubbish is uncountable and has no plural.
कूड़े के अर्थ में 'litter' uncountable है और इसका plural नहीं बनता।
✗ The playground is full of litters.
✓ The playground is full of litter.
Use the uncountable form after 'full of' when you mean rubbish.
कूड़े के अर्थ में 'full of' के बाद uncountable रूप 'litter' ही आता है।
✗ The park was littered by plastic bags.
✓ The park was littered with plastic bags.
The preposition after littered is with, not by.
'Littered' के बाद preposition 'with' आता है, 'by' नहीं।
◇Word family
AaSpelling
lit·ter
§Grammar and usage
Collective-noun question: a litter of puppies, kittens or piglets (the young born together).
Collective noun के प्रश्नों में 'a litter of puppies, kittens या piglets' (एक साथ जन्मे बच्चे) पूछा जाता है।
✓In the exam
Notes
Also the noun for scattered rubbish; a person who drops litter is a litterbug.
बिखरे कूड़े के लिए भी यही noun है; कूड़ा फेंकने वाला litterbug कहलाता है।