| creek | <i>ni> 1. (UK), (<i>inlet on sea coast or river banki>) caruk, suak, serok; 2. (US) <i>brook,i> anak sungai kecil. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dry | ~ up, a. <i>become dry,i> (menjadi) kering: <i>the streams all dried up during the drought,i> semua anak sungai itu menjadi kering semasa kemarau; b. (UK) <i>dry dishes,i> mengelap pinggan: <i>he usually helps to ~ up after dinner,i> dia selalunya menolong mengelap pinggan selepas makan malam; c. <i>cease, run out,i> kehabisan, habis: <i>his ideas seemed to up after he moved here,i> dia kehabisan idea setelah berpindah ke sini; ~ st up, <i>make st dry,i> mengeringkan sst: <i>the heat of the summer dried up the creeks,i> haba musim panas telah mengeringkan caruk-caruk itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| escape | <i>vti> 1. a. <i>avoid,i> mengelakkan diri, mengelak drpd: <i>they left for the country to ~ the crowds,i> mereka pergi ke desa utk mengelakkan diri drpd orang ramai; <i>he dived into a creek to ~ being burnt to death,i> dia terjun ke dlm caruk utk mengelakkan diri drpd mati terbakar; <i>she was thankful to ~ the responsibility of looking after the children,i> dia bersyukur krn dapat mengelak drpd menjaga kanak-kanak itu; ~ death, terselamat drpd maut; narrowly ~, nyaris(-nyaris), cemas-cemas, hampir(-hampir): we narrowly ~d being drowned when our boat capsized,i> kami nyaris-nyaris mati tenggelam semasa bot kami terbalik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |