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steel

/stiːl/noun

उच्चारण स्टील

इस्पात, स्टील

Basic word

noun
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    [U]

    a strong hard metal that is made of a mixture of iron and carbon

    इस्पात, स्टील

    • stainless steel
    • a steel plant
    • The bridge is built of steel and concrete.
    + 2 more examples
    • The company makes steel pipes for oil rigs.
    • A steel bowl is better than a plastic one for hot food.

    Synonyms iron alloy metal

verb
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    [T] ~ yourself (for/against sth)

    to prepare yourself to deal with something unpleasant

    (स्वयं को) तैयार करना, कड़ा करना

    • She steeled herself for the bad news.
    • He steeled himself before he knocked on the principal's door.
    • We steeled ourselves for a long, hard climb.
    + 1 more example
    • She steeled herself against the cold wind.

    Synonyms brace prepare fortify harden nerve

◇Word family
steely adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Homophone, asked very often: steel (metal) and steal (take without permission) are both /stiːl/.

Homophone बहुत पूछा जाता है: steel (इस्पात) और steal (बिना अनुमति लेना, चुराना) दोनों /stiːl/ हैं।

§Grammar and usage

The adjective steely means hard and determined ('steely determination').

Adjective steely का अर्थ कठोर और दृढ़ है ('steely determination')।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Nerves of steel (great courage and calm), a will of steel (very strong determination), steel yourself (prepare for something unpleasant), man of steel.

Idioms: nerves of steel (भारी साहस और शांति), a will of steel (बहुत दृढ़ इच्छाशक्ति, फ़ौलादी इरादा), steel yourself (अप्रिय चीज़ के लिए स्वयं को तैयार करना), man of steel।

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General knowledge

Bhilai, Rourkela, Durgapur and Bokaro are major public-sector steel plants; Jamshedpur (Tata Steel, 1907) is called the 'Steel City of India'; India is the world's second-largest steel producer; stainless steel contains chromium, which prevents rust.

भिलाई, राउरकेला, दुर्गापुर और बोकारो प्रमुख सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र के इस्पात संयंत्र हैं; जमशेदपुर (Tata Steel, 1907) 'भारत का इस्पात नगर' कहलाता है; भारत दुनिया का दूसरा सबसे बड़ा इस्पात उत्पादक है; stainless steel में chromium होता है जो जंग रोकता है।