point-blank
/ˌpɔɪnt ˈblæŋk/adjective
उच्चारण पॉइन्ट ब्लैंक
(गोली) बिलकुल पास से चलाई गई
Core word
adjective
- 1
[only before noun]
(of a shot) fired with the gun touching or very close to the person or thing it is aimed at
(गोली) बिलकुल पास से चलाई गई
- He was shot at point-blank range.
- a point-blank shot
- The shot was fired at point-blank range.
+ 2 more examples
- The witness described a point-blank attack in the dark lane.
- The police found marks that showed a point-blank shot.
- 2
[only before noun]
(of something said) very direct and not polite, often without any explanation
सीधा-सपाट, दो-टूक, साफ़
- a point-blank refusal
- She asked him a point-blank question about the missing money.
- She met his request with a point-blank no.
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- The minister gave a point-blank denial of the rumour.
- A point-blank question like that is hard to answer.
adverb
- 1
from a very close position
बिलकुल पास से
- The soldier fired point-blank at the target.
- The archer shot point-blank at the straw target from two metres away.
- The hunter fired point-blank at the target.
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- The ball struck the goalkeeper point-blank from two metres.
- He was shot point-blank in the film's opening scene.
- 2
in a very direct way, without explaining or apologising
साफ़-साफ़, सीधे-सीधे, दो-टूक
- He refused point-blank to apologise.
- Radhika told them point-blank that she would not accept a bribe.
- She asked him point-blank whether he had cheated.
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- The manager refused point-blank to discuss the matter.
- They told me point-blank that the job had gone to somebody else.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: we refuse point-blank or give a point-blank refusal, meaning a clear and direct no.
Usage में refuse point-blank या a point-blank refusal का अर्थ है साफ़ और सीधा इनकार।