| siege | n pengepungan: food was severely rationed during the ~, makanan benar-benar dicatu semasa pengepungan itu; the ~ ended when the police stormed the prison, pengepungan itu berakhir apabila polis menyerbu masuk ke penjara itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ration | vt 1. allow (person) only a certain amount, /mencatu, merangsum/ (approp n): all civilians were ~ed during the war, semua orang awam dicatu makanannya semasa perang; 2. limit, mencatu, merangsum: the government has ~ed petrol to 20 litres a week, kerajaan telah mencatu petrol sebanyak 20 liter seminggu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |