loaf
/ləʊf/noun
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(डबलरोटी की) पाव, पूरी रोटी
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as antonym, idiom
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[C]
an amount of bread that has been shaped and baked in one piece
(डबलरोटी की) पाव, पूरी रोटी
- a loaf of bread
- Radhika bought a fresh loaf from the bakery near the bus stop.
- We ate a whole loaf of bread with the soup.
+ 2 more examples
- The baker sliced the warm loaf into thick pieces.
- A loaf of brown bread costs about forty rupees.
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[I] ~ (about/around) informal
to spend your time not doing anything, especially when you should be working
आवारागर्दी करना, समय बरबाद करना
- Stop loafing around and study.
- Instead of loafing at the tea stall, the boys should be helping in the field.
- He spent the entire holiday loafing about at home.
+ 2 more examples
- Stop loafing and help me carry these boxes.
- The workers were loafing around instead of finishing the job.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a loaf of bread (countable) / loaves
Bread is uncountable, so you count it with a loaf of; the plural of loaf is loaves.
'Bread' uncountable है, इसलिए गिनने के लिए 'a loaf of' लगता है; loaf का plural loaves है।
- Radhika bought a loaf of bread.
- Two loaves were left on the shelf.
a slice / piece of a loaf
A loaf is cut into slices; do not say a slice of loaves.
Loaf को slices में काटा जाता है; 'a slice of loaves' नहीं कहते।
- Cut the loaf into slices for the sandwiches.
loaf (verb) + about / around
As an informal verb, loaf means to pass time lazily; about or around gives the sense of wandering with no purpose.
Informal verb के रूप में 'loaf' का अर्थ आलस में समय बिताना है; about या around बेमतलब घूमने का भाव देता है।
- He loafs about the house all day.
- Stop loafing around and start revising.
loafer (person)
A loafer is a lazy person; loafers are also slip-on shoes without laces.
'Loafer' आलसी व्यक्ति है; loafers बिना फीतों वाले जूते भी होते हैं।
- The loafer sat in the tea stall all afternoon.
- He wore leather loafers to the wedding.
meat loaf / sugar loaf
Loaf can name food shaped like a bread loaf, as in meat loaf, or a cone of sugar.
'Loaf' रोटी जैसे आकार के खाद्य पदार्थों के लिए भी आता है, जैसे meat loaf या चीनी का शंकु।
- Mother baked a fruit loaf for Christmas.
+Collocations 5
type of loaf
brown loafwhite loafsliced loaffresh loafstale loaf
- We bought a fresh loaf from the bakery.
verb + loaf
bakeslicebuycuttoast
- She bakes a loaf every Sunday.
loaf + verb (informal)
loaf aboutloaf aroundloaf in bedloaf on the sofa
- On holidays he loafs on the sofa.
a loaf of + noun
breadcakesugarcheese
- A loaf of bread costs forty rupees.
loaf + noun
loaf tinloaf panloaf cake
- Grease the loaf tin before pouring in the batter.
“More examples 5
- The baker takes the hot loaves out of the oven at five.
बेकर पाँच बजे गरम ब्रेड तंदूर से निकालता है।
- Do not loaf about when exams are near.
परीक्षा नज़दीक हो तो खाली मत घूमिए।
- Radhika spread butter on a thick slice cut from the loaf.
राधिका ने ब्रेड से काटी गई मोटी स्लाइस पर मक्खन लगाया।
- Half a loaf is better than none, so take the smaller job for now.
कुछ न होने से थोड़ा भी बेहतर है, इसलिए अभी छोटी नौकरी स्वीकार कर लीजिए।
- The loafers at the street corner discussed cricket all evening.
नुक्कड़ पर बेकार बैठे लोग पूरी शाम क्रिकेट की चर्चा करते रहे।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I bought two breads from the shop.
✓ I bought two loaves of bread from the shop.
Bread is uncountable; count it as loaves or packets of bread.
'Bread' uncountable है; गिनने के लिए loaves या packets of bread कहें।
✗ Three loafs were on the table.
✓ Three loaves were on the table.
The plural of loaf is loaves.
Loaf का plural loaves है।
¶Idioms 1
half a loaf is better than none / no bread
it is better to accept less than you hoped for than to get nothing at all
कुछ न मिलने से कुछ मिलना भला, भागते भूत की लँगोटी भली
- The pay rise is small, but half a loaf is better than none.
- We accepted the partial refund because half a loaf is better than no bread.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the waste-time words together: loaf, laze, idle, loiter (stand around without purpose), dawdle (be slow).
समय बरबाद करने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: loaf, laze, idle, loiter (बिना उद्देश्य खड़े रहना), dawdle (धीमे चलना)।
§Grammar and usage
The plural of loaf is loaves (like leaf/leaves, half/halves, thief/thieves).
Loaf का plural loaves है (leaf/leaves, half/halves, thief/thieves की तरह)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'Half a loaf is better than no bread' (something is better than nothing).
कहावत 'Half a loaf is better than no bread' (कुछ न होने से कुछ होना बेहतर)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who wastes time is a loafer, idler or slacker; a loafer is also a type of flat leather shoe.
समय बरबाद करने वाला loafer, idler या slacker; loafer एक प्रकार का सपाट चमड़े का जूता भी है।