| low water | be in ~, kesempitan wang: he found himself in ~ after his spending spree, dia mendapati dia kesempitan wang selepas berbelanja terlalu boros. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| narrow-mindedness | n (of person) kesempitan fikiran. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rock 1 | on the ~s, (colloq) a. short of money, kesempitan (wang); b. (of marriage) broken down, retak: her marriage is on the ~, her husband hardly comes homes, perkahwinannya sudah retak, suaminya jarang balik ke rumah; c. (of drink) mixed with ice cubes, dgn ketul /ais, air batu/: I’ll have vermouth on the ~s, saya hendak vermouth dgn ketul ais. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cramped | adj 1. having limited space, sempit: they live in ~ quarters, mereka tinggal di rumah yg sempit; ~ for /space, room/, kesempitan ruang; 2. (of handwriting) halus dan rapat-rapat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| narrowness | n 1. small in width compared to length, a. (gen) tdk lebar: the ~ of the base caused it to be unsteady, tapaknya yg tdk lebar menyebabkan benda itu tdk kukuh; b. (of passage, piece of land, room, etc) sempit: we could not drive across because of the ~ of the bridge, kami tdk boleh memandu ke seberang krn jambatan itu sempit; c. (of belt, ribbon, etc) halus; d. (of waist) ramping; e. (of shoulder, hips) kuncup, kecil; 2. rigidness, kesempitan, sempit: the ~ of men’s minds, kesempitan fikiran manusia. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hard | ~ at it, sedang bekerja /keras, kuat/; ~ by, /berdekatan, berhampiran/ dgn; be ~ done by, diperlakukan dgn tdk adil; be ~ put (to it ) , sukar, susah: he will be ~ put to win this race, sukar baginya utk memenangi perlumbaan ini; ~ up, kesempitan wang; be ~ up for st, a. be in great need of st, sangat memerlukan sst; b. want st badly, hendak sangat sst; c. be at a loss for (ideas) ketandusan (idea); play ~ to get, jual mahal; take it ~, terlalu sedih. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| carry | ~ st off, a. abduct, melarikan sst; b. win, menggondol sst; ~ on, a. continue, meneruskan: to ~ on working, meneruskan kerja; b. talk complainingly about, bersungut: she is always ~ing on about her impecunious state, dia selalu bersungut ttg kesempitan wang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| security | 4. (protection) perlindungan: such locks are no ~ against professional housebreakers, kunci spt itu tdk dapat memberi perlindungan drpd pemecah rumah yg profesional; 5. st that gives so. security, jaminan: the money she inherited was her only ~ against bad times, wang yg diwarisinya merupakan satu-satunya jaminan dlm waktu kesempitan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| narrow | 3. limited, terhad, terbatas; (of sense of a word) sempit: he has a ~ circle of friends made up of poets and writers like himself, dia mempunyai lingkungan kawan yg terhad yg terdiri drpd pensyair dan penulis spt dirinya; ~ resources, sumber yg terhad; a word used in its ~est sense, perkataan yg digunakan dlm pengertiannya yg paling sempit; in ~ circumstances, dlm kesempitan; 4. with little margin, sedikit, kecil: they won by a ~ majority, mereka menang dgn kelebihan undi yg sedikit; 5. painstaking, sangat teliti: a ~ examination of the evidence, pemeriksaan keterangan yg sangat teliti; 6. (phon) sempit; (of transcription) halus: ~ vowels, vokal sempit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hack 1 | vt 1. chop roughly or violently, menetak: the killer ~ed his victim’s body savagely, pembunuh itu menetak tubuh mangsanya dgn ganas; 2. also ~ out, clear, a. (way, path) merintis: to ~ a path through the forest, merintis jalan menembusi hutan itu; b. (farm) membuka: the settlers had to ~ out the farm from heavily-forested land, penduduk-penduduk terpaksa membuka ladang drpd kawasan yg diliputi hutan tebal; 3. (in sport) menendang, menyepak: he ~ed his opponent’s shin, dia menyepak tulang kering lawannya; 4. cut, reduce severely, memenggal: the editor had to ~ the reporter’s story due to space constraints, editor terpaksa memenggal cerita wartawan itu krn kesempitan ruang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |