towel
/ˈtaʊəl/noun
उच्चारण टावल
तौलिया
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as idiom
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a piece of cloth or paper used for drying yourself or things
तौलिया
- a bath towel
- She wrapped a warm towel around her shoulders after swimming in the cold river.
- He dried his hair with a clean towel.
+ 3 more examples
- Pack a towel and swimming costume for the trip.
- The hotel gave us fresh towels every day.
- She hung the wet towel on the line.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a towel / towels
Countable: a towel, two towels. Count with piece when speaking of paper towel.
Countable है: a towel, two towels।
- Bring a clean towel.
- Wash the towels weekly.
dry yourself on / with a towel
You dry yourself with a towel or on a towel.
तौलिये से खुद को सुखाने के लिए 'with a towel' आता है।
- She dried her hair with a towel.
towel off / towel down / towel dry
As a verb, towel means to dry using one.
क्रिया के रूप में 'towel' का अर्थ तौलिये से सुखाना है।
- He towelled himself dry after the swim.
throw in the towel
To give up.
'Throw in the towel' का अर्थ हार मानकर प्रयास छोड़ देना है, जैसे मुक्केबाज़ी में।
- After three attempts he threw in the towel.
a towel / some toweling
The cloth material is called towelling and is uncountable; a towel is one piece.
तौलिये का कपड़ा 'towelling' कहलाता है और uncountable है; 'a towel' एक नग है।
- The robe is made of soft towelling.
+Collocations 5
adjective + towel
bathhandwetcottonpaperbeach
- Hang the wet towel outside.
verb + towel
hangfoldwringwashusedry
- She folded the towels neatly.
towel + noun
railracksetfactory
- The towel rail is behind the door.
towel + idiom
throw in the towelwith a towel roundin a towel
- He threw in the towel before the final round.
towel + preposition
around the waistover the shoulderon the railin a bag
- He carried a towel over his shoulder.
“More examples 6
- Radhika wrapped a towel around her wet hair.
राधिका ने गीले बालों में तौलिया लपेट लिया।
- The hotel supplies fresh towels daily.
होटल रोज़ ताज़ा तौलिये उपलब्ध कराता है।
- He wiped his hands on a towel.
उसने तौलिये से हाथ पोंछे।
- Please bring me a small towel.
कृपया मुझे एक छोटा तौलिया ला दीजिए।
- The coach refused to throw in the towel.
प्रशिक्षक ने हार मानने से इनकार कर दिया।
- Radhika packed a towel for the swimming class.
राधिका ने तैराकी की कक्षा के लिए तौलिया रख लिया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He dried his body by the towel.
✓ He dried himself with the towel.
A tool used takes with, not by.
प्रयुक्त साधन के लिए 'with' आता है, 'by' नहीं।
✗ Bring towel from the bathroom.
✓ Bring a towel from the bathroom.
A singular countable noun needs a determiner.
Singular countable noun से पहले determiner चाहिए।
✗ Hang the towel in the rope.
✓ Hang the towel on the rope.
Hang on a line or rope.
रस्सी पर टांगने के लिए 'on' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Cloths for drying differ in use.
सुखाने वाले कपड़े उपयोग में भिन्न हैं।
A small cloth or paper for the mouth at meals.
भोजन के समय मुँह पोंछने का छोटा कपड़ा या कागज़।
- Use a napkin.
¶Idioms 1
throw in the towel
to admit that you have been defeated and stop trying
हार मान लेना, हथियार डाल देना
- Don't throw in the towel after one failure; try again.
- After three losses, the boxer threw in the towel.
AaSpelling
tow·el
?Which word?
Keep the drying-cloth words: towel, napkin (for wiping the mouth while eating), tissue, gamchha (a thin cotton towel used in India), handkerchief.
सुखाने वाले कपड़े के शब्द याद रखिए: towel, napkin (खाते समय मुँह पोंछने का), tissue, gamchha (भारत में प्रयुक्त पतला सूती तौलिया, गमछा), handkerchief (रूमाल)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Throw in the towel (admit that you are defeated and stop trying; from boxing, where a trainer throws a towel into the ring to stop the fight).
Idiom बहुत पूछा जाता है: throw in the towel (हार मानकर प्रयास बंद करना; मुक्केबाज़ी से, जहाँ प्रशिक्षक मुकाबला रोकने के लिए रिंग में तौलिया फेंकता है, हथियार डालना)।