| cap | vt 1. put a lid on, menutup: to ~ a bottle tightly, menutup botol ketat-ketat; 2. form a cap over, melitupi: the snow ~ped the mountain top, salji melitupi puncak gunung itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lax | adj 1. negligent, not strict, a. (of rules etc) tdk /ketat, longgar/: ~ security, kawalan tdk ketat; the regulations were ~ and supervision minimal, peraturan tdk ketat dan pengawasannya sangat sedikit; b. of a person’s, i. (performance) tdk tegas: lately, the teacher has been ~ and standards have slipped, kebelakangan ini, guru itu tdk tegas dan mutu pelajaran telah menurun; ii. (attitude towards looks) cuai menjaga: she has become ~ about her appearance, dia cuai menjaga rupanya; iii. morals, rendah; 2. (of bowels) lawas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hold 1 | keep a (firm, tight) ~ on, (fig.) mengawal dgn ketat: he still kept a firm ~ on the family business, dia masih mengawal perniagaan keluarga itu dgn ketat; on ~, a. (of caller) sedang menunggu; b. (of project) ditangguhkan; take ~, (of law, policy, etc) berkuat kuasa; with no ~s barred, (fig.) tanpa mengikut + approp n: the competition was held with no ~s barred, pertandingan itu telah dijalankan tanpa mengikut peraturan; they both tried to win her with no ~s barred, mereka berdua mencuba memenangi hati gadis itu tanpa mengikut batas susila; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| deadly | adj 1. fatal, lethal, (boleh) membawa maut: the poison of the taipan is ~, bisa ular taipan boleh membawa maut; a ~ disease, penyakit yg boleh membawa maut; 2. implacable, a. (of enemy, foe) ketat: ~ enemies, musuh ketat; b. (of feeling) meluap-luap: ~ hatred, kebencian yg meluap-luap; ~ vengeance, dendam kesumat; 3. with aim to kill, destroy, bermati-matian: to be locked in ~ combat, terlibat dlm pertarungan bermati-matian; 4. deathlike, a. (of paleness, pallor) spt mayat: a ~ paleness spread over her features, wajahnya beransur-ansur pucat spt mayat; b. (of silence) sepi; c. (of stillness) sesepi-sepinya; 5. excessive, sangat: he was in ~ haste to leave town, dia sangat tergesa-gesa hendak meninggalkan bandar itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| arch-enemy | n 1. chief enemy, musuh ketat; 2. usu the A~, the Devil, Iblis. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fit1 | n padan: the dress is a beautiful ~, baju itu padan sekali; be a /tight, loose/ ~, ketat, longgar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| constrict | vt 1. a. squeeze tightly, mencerut, menjerut: the tight belt ~ed her waist, tali pinggang yg ketat mencerut pinggangnya; b. make (blood-vessel etc) narrower, menyempitkan, mencerut; 2. limit actions of, mengekang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hamper 1 | vt restrict, obstruct, a. (person’s bodily movements ), (act.) menghalang; (pass.) terhalang: tight clothes will ~ freedom of movement, pakaian yg ketat akan menghalang kebebasan bergerak; she wanted to run away but was ~ed by her high-heeled shoes, dia hendak melarikan diri tetapi terhalang oleh kasut tumit tingginya; b. (progress of journey, activity, etc ), (act.) menghambat, menggendalakan; (pass.) terhambat, tergendala: strong winds ~ed the progress of the ship, angin kencang menghambat perjalanan kapal itu; the project was ~ed by lack of funds, projek itu tergendala krn kekurangan wang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| crotch | n 1. place where the legs join the body, kelangkang, celah kangkang; 2. place where legs of trousers join, pesak, kangkang, kelangkang: the trousers are tight in the ~, pesak seluar ini ketat; 3. place where branch forks from tree, percabangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| arch | - pref 1. chief, [various translations]: ~angel, penghulu malaikat; ~bishop, ketua biskop; ~priest, paderi besar; 2. extremely bad, worst of, [various translations]: ~enemy, musuh ketat; ~liar, pendusta besar; ~ scoundrel, betul-betul bangsat; ~tyrant,pemerintah zalim yg paling dahsyat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |