gherao

noun

/ɡeˈraʊ/

(plural gheraos)

(Indian English)

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a protest in which workers prevent employers from leaving a place of work until they are given what they want

verb

/ɡeˈraʊ/

(Indian English)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they gherao	/ɡeˈraʊ/ /ɡeˈraʊ/
he / she / it gheraoes	/ɡeˈraʊz/ /ɡeˈraʊz/
he / she / it gheraos	/ɡeˈraʊz/ /ɡeˈraʊz/
past simple gheraoed	/ɡeˈraʊd/ /ɡeˈraʊd/
past participle gheraoed	/ɡeˈraʊd/ /ɡeˈraʊd/
-ing form gheraoing	/ɡeˈraʊɪŋ/ /ɡeˈraʊɪŋ/

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gherao somebody (in a protest) to prevent employers from leaving a place of work until workers are given what they want
- The protesters are threatening to gherao the vice chancellor.