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rope

US

/roʊp/

UK

/rəʊp/

Meaning

A strong, thick cord made from twisted or woven strands, used for tying, pulling, or climbing.

मज़बूत और मोटी डोरी, जिसका इस्तेमाल चीज़ें बाँधने, खींचने या चढ़ने के लिए किया जाता है।

Examples

“She used a rope to pull the boat closer to the shore.”

use something to do somethingpull

“Keep the rope away from the sharp edge of the metal box.”

keep something away fromsafety

“The workers roped off the wet floor while it dried.”

rope something offsafety

Useful patterns

a length of ropetie or secure something with a ropepull or haul something with a ropeclimb up or down a roperope something off

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Word family

rope(verb)
roped(verb)
roping(verb)

Common collocations

a length of ropea piece of ropeclimbing ropetow ropetie something with a ropepull something by roperope off an area

Common mistakes

Not natural: I bought two rope for the trip.

Better: I bought two ropes for the trip.

Use the plural form ropes after a number greater than one.

एक से ज़्यादा रस्सियों की बात हो, तो rope का plural रूप ropes इस्तेमाल करें।

Not natural: She used a rope to sew the button.

Better: She used thread to sew the button.

Rope is too thick for sewing; thread is the suitable material.

सिलाई के लिए rope बहुत मोटी होती है; इस काम के लिए thread यानी धागा इस्तेमाल करें।

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Learner tip

Use rope for a strong, thick cord; for sewing or tying tiny objects, thread or string is usually more suitable.

मज़बूत और मोटी रस्सी के लिए rope कहें; सिलाई या बहुत छोटी चीज़ें बाँधने के लिए thread या string ज़्यादा सही है।

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What is a rope?

Rope किसे कहते हैं?