| tighten | vi menegang; (of lips) mengetap: the line ~ed as the fish took the bait, tali kail itu menegang apabila umpan dimakan ikan; his muscles ~ed as he lifted the weight, ototnya menegang semasa dia mengangkat pemberat itu; her lips ~ed with annoyance, bibirnya mengetap krn jengkel; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| compress | vt 1. press together, memampatkan; (lips) mengetap: to ~ cotton into bales, memampatkan kapas menjadi bendela; 2. condense, meringkaskan: what I have to say cannot be ~ed into a few words, apa yg ingin saya katakan tdk dapat diringkaskan dlm beberapa patah perkataan; 3. reduce (period of time) menyingkatkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| clench | vt 1. close (teeth) tightly, mengetap; 2. grasp tightly, menggenggam: he ~ed a stick in his hand, dia menggenggam sebatang kayu dlm tangannya; ~ o’s /fingers, fist/, menggenggamkan tangan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bite | /~, kiss/ the dust, (rhet) die, gugur; ~ off more than one can chew, kalau kail panjang sejengkal, jangan lautan hendak diduga; ~ o’s lips, mengetap bibir; ~ so’s head off, menengking sso; ~ the hand that feeds one, mengkhianati orang yg menolong sso; be bitten with, mabuk, gila: he had been bitten with a love of motorcycles, dia gila motosikal; could have bitten o’s tongue off, menyesal krn /terlepas, terlanjur/ cakap; what’s biting you, (colloq) apa kenanya awak ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| parody | 2. mimic, mengajuk: she parodied her teacher’s angry expression by pursing her lips and widening her eyes, dia mengajuk air muka gurunya yg marah dgn mengetap bibir dan membulatkan mata. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |