brain
To hit someone very hard on the head, typically with a heavy or blunt object. It is a graphic and often informal verb used to describe a violent strike to the skull.
उदाहरण
3 / 5He almost brained himself on the low doorframe while walking into the basement.
He nearly hit his head severely on the low doorframe while walking into the basement.
The autopsy report indicated that the assailant attempted to brain the victim with a ceramic statue.
The forensic report showed the attacker tried to strike the victim's head with a ceramic statue.
Watch out, or you'll brain yourself with that swinging garage door!
Be careful, or you will hit your head on that swinging garage door!
शब्द परिवार
याद रखने का तरीका
Associate the verb 'brain' with 'aiming for the brain'—if you brain someone, you are targeting their brain with a heavy object.
त्वरित क्विज़
The clumsy worker _____ himself on the low-hanging pipe in the warehouse.
सही!
सही उत्तर है: brained
उदाहरण
He almost brained himself on the low doorframe while walking into the basement.
everydayHe nearly hit his head severely on the low doorframe while walking into the basement.
The autopsy report indicated that the assailant attempted to brain the victim with a ceramic statue.
formalThe forensic report showed the attacker tried to strike the victim's head with a ceramic statue.
Watch out, or you'll brain yourself with that swinging garage door!
informalBe careful, or you will hit your head on that swinging garage door!
Historical accounts suggest that the soldiers were occasionally brained by falling debris during the siege.
academicHistory records that soldiers were sometimes struck on the head by falling rubble during the siege.
The aggressive marketing campaign effectively brained the competition before they could even launch their product.
businessThe aggressive marketing campaign completely overwhelmed the competitors before they could launch their product.
शब्द परिवार
सामान्य शब्द संयोजन
सामान्य वाक्यांश
nearly brained
almost suffered a serious head injury from a blow
brain him
an informal, often aggressive command to hit someone on the head
brained it
slang for hitting something accurately or hard (less common)
अक्सर इससे भ्रम होता है
To brand is to mark something with a hot iron or a logo, whereas to brain is to hit the head.
To drain is to remove liquid or energy, while to brain is a physical act of striking.
इस्तेमाल की जानकारी
The verb form of 'brain' is specifically tied to the head. It is quite graphic and usually implies a high degree of force.
सामान्य गलतियाँ
Learners often think 'braining' refers to thinking or using intelligence; however, as a verb, it only means to strike the head.
याद रखने का तरीका
Associate the verb 'brain' with 'aiming for the brain'—if you brain someone, you are targeting their brain with a heavy object.
शब्द की उत्पत्ति
Derived from the Old English 'brægen', referring to the organ; the verbal sense 'to dash the brains out' appeared in the late 14th century.
व्याकरण पैटर्न
सांस्कृतिक संदर्भ
The term is often found in older crime fiction, pulp novels, or comic books to describe a physical knockout.
त्वरित क्विज़
The clumsy worker _____ himself on the low-hanging pipe in the warehouse.
सही!
सही उत्तर है: brained
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A1A preposition used to show a relationship between a part and a whole, or to indicate belonging and origin. It connects a noun or pronoun to another part of the sentence to specify which one or what kind.
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A1A preposition used to indicate position within a container, a space, an area, or a period of time. It describes being surrounded by something or being inside the boundaries of a location.
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on
A1A preposition used to indicate that something is in a position above and supported by a surface. It is also used to indicate a specific day or date, or to show that a device is functioning.
as
A1A conjunction used to compare two things that are equal in some way. It is most commonly used in the pattern 'as + adjective/adverb + as' to show similarity.
this
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by
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we
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