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दौड़ dauṛ, vulg. दोड़ doṛ(fr. dauṛnā, q.v.), s.f. Running, a run; gallop; pace; race (chiefly in comp., e.g. ghuṛ-daur); course, career; range, reach, compass; endeavour, effort, struggle; an expedition, incursion, invasion, attack, assault, raid;—(past. conj. part. of dauṛnā), adv. Running, in haste, quickly, readily, eagerly (=dauṛ-ke):—dauṛ-ā-dauṛī, s.f. Running, haste, hurry, bustle; contest in running, race:—dauṛ ānā, v.n. To come running, to come quickly, etc.:—dauṛ-dhūp, s.f. A running to and fro, bustling about, exertion, labour and fatigue, much effort:—dauṛdhūp karnā, To run to and fro, to use much effort or exertion, to toil hard:—dauṛmāṛnā, To make a forced march; to make a sudden attack (on, -par); to surprise.
Origin: Hindi