| decoy | n 1. (animal ) denak, umpan: a ~ duck, itik denak; 2. (fig. ) umpan: the fishing boat was used as a ~, bot nelayan itu digunakan sbg umpan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bait | vt 1. put bait on, in (st) membubuh umpan /pd, di dlm/: to ~ a hook with worms, membubuh umpan cacing pd mata kail; to ~ a mousetrap, membubuh umpan di dlm perangkap tikus; 2. torment, tease (person) menyeksa jiwa: the older students ~ed the new ones unmercifully, penuntut lama menyeksa jiwa penuntut baru tanpa belas kasihan; 3. harrass (chained animal) with dogs, menyeksa: the dogs were let loose to ~ the chained bear, anjing-anjing itu dilepaskan utk menyeksa beruang yg dirantai. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bite | vi 1. seize or attack with the teeth, sting, etc, menggigit; (of snake) mematuk, menggigit: the monkey looks fierce but doesn’t ~, monyet itu nampak garang tetapi tdk menggigit; 2. take bait, makan umpan: the fish aren’t biting today, ikan tdk makan umpan hari ini; 3. be taken in by a ploy, termakan (umpan): he knew it was a mistake but he bit just the same, dia tahu itu suatu kesilapan tetapi dia termakan umpan juga; 4. take firm hold of, grip, mencengkam: the car wheels would not ~ on the icy road, roda kereta itu tdk mencengkam di jalan yg berselaput ais; 5. cause to smart, a. (of words etc) menusuk hati: his words bit deeply into me, kata-katanya sangat menusuk hatiku; b. (of food, drink), [various translations]: the mustard really ~s, sos biji sawi itu benar-benar terasa pedar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stool-pigeon | n 1. pigeon used as a decoy to draw others into a net, burung pemikat; 2. (sl) person used as a decoy (esp for a gambling establisment or gambler) umpan: the man over there is a card-sharp’s ~, lelaki di sebelah sana itu ialah umpan penipu permainan terup; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gambit | n 1. (chess) langkah umpan; 2. a. opening remark, pembuka kata; b. manoeuvre, calculated move, muslihat: he was not prepared for his rival’s ~, dia tdk bersedia utk menghadapi muslihat pesaingnya; conversational ~, pembuka /kata, perbualan/; opening ~, langkah pembukaan; (verbal) pembuka kata. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nibble | n 1. (at bait) dikutil, digigit-gigit: when he felt a ~ at the bait he pulled in the line, apabila dia terasa umpan itu dikutil dia menarik tali pancing; 2. small amount of food, makan sedikit: I only had a ~ for lunch, saya hanya makan sedikit sewaktu makan tengah hari tadi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| kindling | n 1. act of igniting, a. (fire) penyalaan; b. (combustible substance) menyebabkan terbakar; 2. combustible material, umpan api, bahan penghidup api. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lure | n 1. st that attracts, godaan: he finally succumbed to her ~s, dia akhirnya tunduk pd godaan wanita itu; 2. power to attract, entice, (daya) tarikan: the islands of the east coast have a certain ~, pulau-pulau di pantai Timur mempunyai daya tarikannya tersendiri; the ~ of her smile, daya tarikan yg ada pd senyumannya; as a ~ to investors the government is offering tax incentives, sbg daya tarikan kpd para pelabur kerajaan menawarkan galakan cukai; 3. artificial bait, umpan: the old fisherman made his own ~, nelayan tua itu membuat umpannya sendiri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nibble | vi often ~ at, 1. eat with small, tentative bites, mencuit-cuit: I could see that she wasn’t hungry as she was only nibbling at her food, saya nampak bahawa dia tdk lapar krn dia hanya mencuit-cuit makanannya; 2. take small, quick bites at, a. (gen) menggigit-gigit: the little boy was nibbling at a biscuit, budak lelaki itu sedang menggigit-gigit biskut; b. (of mouse, rabbit) mengunggis, mengerit, mengerip: the cheese had been ~d at, keju itu telah diunggis; c. (of fish) mengutil: fish nibbling at the bait, ikan sedang mengutil umpan itu; 3. consider tentatively, menimbang-nimbangkan: to ~ at the offer, menimbang-nimbangkan tawaran itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fly2 | n 1. dipterous insect, lalat; a ~ in the ointment, (colloq) (hal) yg merosakkan: the atmosphere at the party was very pleasant; the only ~ in the ointment was that Donald and Martha had a row, suasana di majlis itu sungguh seronok; satu-satunya yg merosakkan ialah Donald dan Martha telah bergaduh; /die, drop, fall/ like flies, ramai yg + approp v: as bubonic plague spread through the area, the inhabitants began to drop like flies, semasa wabak bubon merebak di kawasan itu, ramai penduduk yg mati; not /harm, hurt/ a ~, sangat lembut hati: my father looks very stern but he wouldn’t harm a ~, bapa saya kelihatan cukup garang tetapi dia sangat lembut hati; there are no flies on him, (sl) tak makan kelentong; 2. (in angling) lure, umpan tiruan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |