toy
/tɔɪ/noun
उच्चारण टॉइ
खिलौना
Basic word
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[C]
an object for children to play with; an object that you have for enjoyment or pleasure rather than for a serious purpose
खिलौना
- soft toys
- The baby threw her toy out of the pram.
- Radhika's brother collects toy trains.
+ 1 more example
- The shop sells wooden toys from Channapatna.
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[I] ~ with sth/sb
to think about something not very seriously; to move or touch something carelessly; to treat somebody without respect
हल्के में सोचना; खिलवाड़ करना
- She toyed with the idea of quitting.
- He toyed with a pen while he waited for the answer.
- She toyed with her food and ate very little.
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- The company is toying with the idea of opening a branch in Pune.
Synonyms consider play with trifle with fiddle with flirt with
→Phrasal verbs 1
toy with sth
to think about something not very seriously; to move something around carelessly with your fingers
(किसी विचार पर) हल्के-फुल्के ढंग से सोचना; (किसी चीज़ से) खेलना
- I'm toying with the idea of learning French.
- She toyed with her food but didn't eat much.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the play words: toy, doll, puppet (moved by strings or the hand), kite, top, marbles.
खेल के शब्द याद रखिए: toy, doll (गुड़िया), puppet (डोरी या हाथ से चलने वाली कठपुतली), kite, top (लट्टू), marbles (कंचे)।
§Grammar and usage
The plural of toy is toys.
Toy का plural toys है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Toy with sth (think about an idea not very seriously: 'toy with the idea of moving abroad'; play with something without interest: 'toy with your food').
Phrasal verb बहुत पूछा जाता है: toy with sth (किसी विचार पर हल्के से सोचना: 'toy with the idea of moving abroad'; बिना रुचि किसी चीज़ से खेलना: 'toy with your food')।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Channapatna (Karnataka) is called the 'Toy Town' for its wooden lacquered toys; Kondapalli (Andhra Pradesh) toys and Varanasi's wooden toys have GI tags; the National Action Plan for Toys promotes Indian toys.
चन्नपटना (कर्नाटक) अपने लाख-पॉलिश लकड़ी के खिलौनों के लिए 'खिलौना नगर' कहलाता है; कोंडापल्ली (आंध्र प्रदेश) के खिलौनों और वाराणसी के लकड़ी के खिलौनों को GI टैग मिला है; राष्ट्रीय खिलौना कार्य योजना भारतीय खिलौनों को बढ़ावा देती है।