ghisā-piṭā a worn out, hackneyed: ~ लोहा -- iron; घिसी- पिटी मशीन -- machine; घिसे-पिटे पुर्ज़े parts (of a machine).

ghaṭāv mu (a) reduction: मात्रा का ~ -- of quantity; बाढ़ ~ पर है the flood is receding. (b) subtraction: ~ का चिह्‍न sign of --. [syn. कमी, ant. बढ़ाव]

ghūr·nā I. vi to frown; पिता जी के घूरते ही लड़का चुप हो गया as soon as the father frowned, the boy kept quiet. II. vt (a) to stare at, to peer at: बच्चे आश्चर्य से हाथी को घूरते रहे the children kept staring/peering at the elephant in wonder; उसने अपने चश्मे में से मुझे घूरकर देखा he/she stared/peered at me through his/her eye-glasses.

ghānī fc (a) oil press: ~ का तेल oil made in the --; ~ करना to press oil. (b) sugarcane press: ~ से निकालना to take out from the --

¹ ghan mc [poetic] cloud [syn. बादल]

ghigghī fu hiccup [restricted use] △ डर से उसकी ~ बँध गई his/her throat was choked with fear, he/she was stunned.

² ghaṭ·nā fc occurrence, incident, event [अप्रत्याशित unexpected, महत्त्वपूर्ण important, महान् great, विचित्र peculiar, स्थानीय local]; ~ घटी or घटित हुई an incident took place; ~ की जाँच-पड़ताल inquiry into an --; उसके जीवन की यह एक भारी ~ थी it was a great event in/of his life.

ghaṛ·nā vt to make, to forge, to coin = गढ़ना q. v.

ghūs·ḵẖor mc bribee, one who takes bribes: घूसख़ोरों को कड़ा दंड मिला those taking bribes received severe punishment. [syn. रिश्‍वतख़ोर]

ghunnā a reticent, secretive; ~ लड़का -- boy; घुन्‍नी लड़की -- girl; घुन्‍ने लोग -- people.