aaab
Taint
Noun
4 letters
عیب
Definition
- 1 Aphetic form of Attaint.
- 2 To thrust ineffectually with a lance.
- 3 An injury done to a lance in an encounter, without its being broken; also, a breaking of a lance in an encounter in a dishonorable or unscientific manner.
- 4 To hit or touch lightly, in tilting.
- 5 Fig.: To stain; to sully; to tarnish.
- 6 Infection; corruption; deprivation.
- 7 To be infected or corrupted; to be touched with something corrupting.
- 8 Tincture; hue; color; tinge.
- 9 To imbue or impregnate with something extraneous, especially with something odious, noxious, or poisonous; hence, to corrupt; to infect; to poison; as, putrid substance taint the air.
- 10 A blemish on reputation; stain; spot; disgrace.
- 11 To injure, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner.
- 12 A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect.
- 13 To be affected with incipient putrefaction; as, meat soon taints in warm weather.
Example Sentences
Usne apni mohabbat ka izhar kiya.
He expressed his love.
Maa ki mohabbat anmol hoti hai.
A mother's love is priceless.