chāṭ·nā vt to lap, to lick: एक कुत्ता लड़के को चाट रहा था a dog was licking the boy; होंठ ~ to -- one's lips; शहद ~ -- up honey; △ वह सब कुछ चाट गया he lapped up या consumed the whole.

chintan·shīl a thoughtful, contemplative [दार्शनिक philosopher, नेता leader, लेखक writer].

chuG·lī fu/c back-biting, sneaking, tale-bearing: किसी की ~ खाना/लगाना to backbite (against) smb.

chõch·lā, चोंचला choch·lā mc blandishment, cajolery; ये अमीरों के चोंचले हैं these are the blandishments of the rich. △ चोंचले दिखाना/बघारना to put on airs. [syn. नख़रा]

chakallas mu (a) drollery, comicality; ~ मचाना to indulge in --. [syn. हँसी मज़ाक]. (b) complication, difficulty; ~ में पड़ा है is involved in a --. [syn. बखेड़ा]

chāūṛāī f breadth, width; कपड़े (गली, नदी) की ~ -- of cloth (street, river); ~ नापना to measure the --. [a. चौड़ा].

charāī fu (a) grazing: पशुओं की ~ -- by the cattle; खेत की ~ -- of the field. (b) grazing charges: ~ कितनी देते हो how much grazing fee do you pay ?

chit a and adv supine, flat (on the back): वह ज़मीन पर ~ लेटा हुआ था he was lying -- on the ground; वह ~ गिरा he fell flat; किसी को ~ करना to throw smb flat, △ to overpower, to defeat in wrestling. △ ~ भी मेरी पट भी मेरी head I win tail you lose. [Ant. पट].

chukāūtī fu (a) full payment: ऋण (उधार, हिसाब, बिल) की ~ -- of debt (credit, account, bill). (b) receipt for payment: रुपये की ~ -- of money. ~ कर देना to make payment, to give receipt for payment [according to context].

chaturtha a fourth [अंश portion, भाग part, श्रेणी/कक्षा class]; ~ वार्षिक अधिवेशन -- annual session; ~ काल evening. [syn. चौथा is more common]