wall
/wɔːl/noun
उच्चारण वॉल
दीवार
Basic wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as idiom
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[C]
a long vertical solid structure, made of stone, brick or concrete, that surrounds, divides or protects an area of land; any of the vertical sides of a building or room
दीवार
- the Great Wall of China
- A high wall surrounds the old palace.
- The children drew pictures on the wall with chalk.
+ 2 more examples
- A high stone wall surrounds the fort.
- We hung a clock on the wall of the classroom.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
on / against / along the wall
Use on for something fixed to the surface, against for leaning, and along for the full length.
सतह पर लगी वस्तु के लिए on, टिकी हुई के लिए against, और पूरी लंबाई के साथ के लिए along आता है।
- A map of India hangs on the wall.
- The ladder is leaning against the wall.
wall + of + noun
Wall of can be figurative, for a barrier made of people, silence or water.
'Wall of' आलंकारिक अर्थ में लोगों, चुप्पी या पानी से बनी रुकावट को बता सकता है।
- A wall of silence met the reporters.
- A wall of water hit the village.
within / inside the walls of
This phrase names the inner area of a building, a fort or an organisation.
यह वाक्यांश किसी भवन, किले या संस्था के भीतरी क्षेत्र को बताता है।
- Life within the walls of the old fort was safe.
wall (noun) vs a wall of height
Describe size with adjective + wall or measurement + high, not with the word height.
आकार बताने के लिए adjective + wall या measurement + high लिखें, 'height' शब्द के साथ नहीं।
- The compound wall is ten feet high.
- A high wall surrounds the school.
wall + noun, as in wall clock
Wall works as a modifier for things that hang or are fixed on a wall.
'Wall' उन वस्तुओं के लिए modifier का काम करता है जो दीवार पर टँगी या लगी होती हैं।
- The wall calendar shows the dates of all the exams.
+Collocations 4
adjective + wall
highstonebrickboundaryretaining
- A stone boundary wall surrounds the temple.
verb + wall
buildpaintclimbbreak downlean against
- The painters came to paint the wall before Diwali.
type + wall
compoundseagardencitydry stone
- The sea wall protects Marine Drive from high tides.
wall + noun
clockpaperpaintingcalendarhanging
- A large wall clock hangs in the library.
“More examples 5
- The Great Wall of China stretches across thousands of kilometres of mountain and desert.
चीन की महान दीवार पहाड़ों और रेगिस्तान के हज़ारों किलोमीटर में फैली है।
- Radhika stuck the timetable on the wall above her desk.
राधिका ने समय-सारणी अपनी मेज़ के ऊपर दीवार पर चिपका दी।
- The cracks in the wall showed that the building was old.
दीवार की दरारें बता रही थीं कि इमारत पुरानी है।
- Walls were painted with warli art during the festival.
त्योहार के दौरान दीवारों पर वारली कला चित्रित की गई।
- A wall of fog made driving on the highway risky.
कोहरे की मोटी चादर ने राजमार्ग पर गाड़ी चलाना जोखिम भरा बना दिया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She hung the picture in the wall.
✓ She hung the picture on the wall.
For something fixed to a surface, use on, not in.
सतह पर लगी वस्तु के लिए on का प्रयोग होता है, in का नहीं।
✗ The boundary wall is ten feet height.
✓ The boundary wall is ten feet high.
Use the adjective high after a measurement; height is a noun.
माप के बाद adjective 'high' आता है; 'height' noun है।
✗ The boy was leaning to the wall.
✓ The boy was leaning against the wall.
Lean takes against when the body rests on a surface.
जब शरीर किसी सतह पर टिका हो, तब lean के साथ against आता है।
¶Idioms 6
hit the wall
to reach a point where you cannot continue, especially because you are too tired
(थकान से) आगे बढ़ने की ताक़त ख़त्म हो जाना
- Runners often hit the wall in the last few kilometres.
- After six hours of study, I hit the wall.
off the wall
(informal) unusual and slightly funny
अजीब और हास्यप्रद, अटपटा
- His ideas are a bit off the wall.
- She has an off-the-wall sense of humour.
walls have ears
(saying) used to warn people to be careful what they say because other people may be listening
दीवारों के भी कान होते हैं
- Speak quietly — walls have ears.
- Don't discuss it here; walls have ears.
drive sb up the wall
(informal) to make sb very angry
किसी को बहुत चिढ़ा देना, पागल कर देना
- The noise from next door drives me up the wall.
- His constant questions drove her up the wall.
go to the wall
(of a company or an organization) to fail because of lack of money
(व्यापार का) डूब जाना, दिवालिया होना
- Many small shops went to the wall during the lockdown.
- The firm went to the wall last year.
up against the wall / with your back to the wall
in a very difficult situation in which you have few choices left
मुसीबत में घिरा हुआ, जिसके पास कोई रास्ता न बचा हो
- With the loan due next week, the shopkeeper was up against the wall.
- The team fought bravely with their backs to the wall.
→Phrasal verbs 2
wall sth off
to separate one place or area from another with a wall
(दीवार बनाकर) अलग कर देना
- Part of the garden was walled off.
wall sb/sth up
to keep somebody or something in a room or building whose doors or windows have been covered with a wall; to fill an opening with a wall
(दरवाज़े या खिड़की को) दीवार से बंद कर देना; (किसी को) दीवारों में क़ैद कर देना
- The old doorway had been walled up.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Walls have ears (be careful what you say, as people may be listening), drive sb up the wall (make somebody very angry), go to the wall (fail, especially financially), off the wall (strange and unusual), with your back to the wall (in a very difficult situation), the writing on the wall (signs that something bad will happen).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: walls have ears (सँभलकर बोलें, लोग सुन सकते हैं, दीवारों के भी कान होते हैं), drive sb up the wall (किसी को बहुत क्रोधित करना), go to the wall (विशेषकर आर्थिक रूप से विफल होना), off the wall (अजीब और असामान्य), with your back to the wall (बहुत कठिन स्थिति में), the writing on the wall (कुछ बुरा होने के संकेत)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Great Wall of China is the longest wall in the world; the Berlin Wall fell in 1989; the walls of Kumbhalgarh Fort (Rajasthan) are the second longest continuous wall.
चीन की महान दीवार दुनिया की सबसे लंबी दीवार है; बर्लिन दीवार 1989 में गिरी; कुंभलगढ़ क़िले (राजस्थान) की दीवारें दूसरी सबसे लंबी निरंतर दीवार हैं।