| lose | vi 1. suffer loss, mengalami kerugian, rugi: to ~ in a transaction, rugi dlm satu urus niaga; the company has been losing steadily on that project, syarikat itu terus mengalami kerugian dlm projek itu; 2. suffer defeat, kalah, tewas; (in love) kecewa, gagal: he behaves badly every time he ~s, dia berkelakuan buruk setiap kali dia kalah; we lost to a better side, kami kalah kpd pasukan yg lebih baik; it’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all, lebih baik bercinta dan kecewa drpd tdk pernah bercinta langsung; 3. (of clock, watch etc) run slow, become slow, lambat, lewat: this wall clock is losing, jam dinding ini lambat; 4. decrease in effectiveness, hilang keberkesanannya, tdk berkesan lagi: the poem ~s in translation, puisi itu hilang keberkesanannya setelah diterjemahkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| jam1 | vt 1. cram, (act.) menyumbatkan, memadatkan; (pass.) padat, sendat, penuh: a drawer ~med with clothes, laci yg padat dgn pakaian; 2. wedge immovably, (act.) approp v [n] + /tersepit, terjepit/; (pass.) tersepit, terjepit: he ~med the table between the cupboard and the wall, dia meletakkan meja itu tersepit di antara almari dan dinding; the child got his fingers ~med in the door, jari anak itu tersepit di celah pintu; 3. fill by crowding, penuh sesak: crowds of people ~med the main streets, jalan-jalan besar penuh sesak dgn orang ramai; 4. cause to become locked, stuck, menyebabkan [n] + approp v: the sudden application of the brakes ~med the wheels, menekan brek dgn tiba-tiba menyebabkan roda tdk dapat bergerak; to ~ the typewriter keys, menyebabkan mata mesin taip tdk dapat ditekan; 5. (radio) mengganggu: to ~ the enemy’s station, mengganggu stesen pemancaran musuh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| half | adj 1. being one of two (approx) equal parts, setengah, separuh; (of measurement) setengah: he got a ~ share of the estate, dia mendapat setengah bahagian drpd harta itu; a ~ chicken, setengah ekor ayam; a ~ dozen, setengah dozen; ~ an hour, setengah jam; ~ the children in the class fell sick, separuh drpd kanak-kanak di dlm kelas itu jatuh sakit; he spends ~ his time playing golf, dia menghabiskan setengah drpd masanya bermain golf; 2. partial, [various translations]: the painter did only a ~ job on my walls, tukang cat itu hanya mengecat dinding rumah saya separuh jalan; ~ knowledge can be dangerous, pengetahuan yg tdk mendalam boleh mendatangkan bahaya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |