| wrench | vi meronta-ronta: he ~ed free from the man’s grip, dia meronta-ronta utk melepaskan diri dr cengkaman lelaki itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wrench | ~ os /away, out/, meronta-ronta utk melepaskan diri: the girl ~ed herself out of his grasp and ran away, gadis itu meronta-ronta utk melepaskan diri dr cengkamannya dan cabut lari; ~ st /away, out/, /merenggut, merentap/ sst: he tried to ~ the scissors away from me, dia mencuba merenggut gunting itu dr tangan saya; I tried to ~ the letter out of his hand, saya mencuba merentap surat itu dr tangannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| struggle | vi 1. try to free os from physical restraint by violent bodily movement, meronta: when the police arrested him, the suspect ~d violently, apabila pihak polis menangkapnya, orang yg tertuduh itu meronta dgn kuatnya; the more the animal ~d the more firmly it became enmeshed in the net, lebih kuat meronta, lebih terjerat binatang itu dlm jaring; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| thrash | vi also ~ about, ~ around, move violently, a. (in pain) berguling-guling: the sick child ~ed about in pain, budak yg sakit itu berguling-guling kesakitan; b. (in the attempt to free os) meronta-ront | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| afloat | get st ~, a. mengapungkan: all attempts to get the ship ~ failed, segala usaha utk mengapungkan kapal itu gagal; b. (fig.) menyelamatkan: they have done everything in their power to get the company ~ again, mereka telah berusaha sedaya-upaya utk menyelamatkan syarikat itu; keep ~, terus mengapung: in her struggle to keep ~ she must have swallowed some water, semasa dia meronta-ronta utk terus mengapung, dia mungkin tertelan air; keep so. ~, a. mengapungkan sso; b. (fig.) menyara hidup sso: his employer advanced him $500 to keep him ~ until pay-day, majikannya memberinya pendahuluan sebanyak $500 utk menyara hidupnya sementara menunggu hari gaji; keep st ~, a. mengapungkan sst; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hold 1 | n 1. grasp, pegangan: the cup slipped from his ~ and smashed on to the floor, cawan itu terlepas drpd pegangannya dan terhempas ke lantai; you must not relax your ~ even for a second, jangan lepaskan pegangan kamu walau sesaat pun; /catch, grab, seize, etc/ ~ of, menyambar: he caught ~ of the rope and hung on, dia menyambar tali itu dan bergantung padanya; /keep, have, take/ ~ of, memegang: keep ~ of his hand even if he struggles, pegang tangannya walaupun dia meronta; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |