| crack | vi 1. split into fissures, merekah: the dry ground ~ed during the long summer, tanah yg kontang merekah pd musim panas yg panjang; 2. split into thin lines, meretak: the glass ~ed when she poured hot water into it, gelas itu meretak apabila air panas dituang ke dalamnya; 3. (of skin, lips) pecah-pecah; 4. make sudden, sharp noise, [various translations]: rifles ~ed simultaneously, senapang meletup serentak; the children shouted when the fireworks ~ed, kanak-kanak bersorak apabila bunga api meletup-letup; when whips ~, apabila cemeti melecut; 5. (of voice), (menjadi) serak; (approaching puberty, adolescence) pecah: his voice ~ed with grief, suaranya serak krn sedih; at adolescence, a boy’s voice ~s, suara budak lelaki pecah sewaktu mulai meningkat remaja; 6. break down, menyerah: he ~ed under the continual questioning, dia menyerah setelah disoal bertalu-talu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beat | vt 1. strike (repeatedly) a. (gen) memukul(i): she ~ the carpet vigorously, dia memukuli permaidani itu dgn kuat; b. (drum) memukul, memalu; c. (with hammer) mengetuk(-ngetuk); (when shaping metal into st) menempa, menitik; 2. inflict blows on, a. (gen) memukul: he ~s the children when they are naughty, dia memukul anak-anaknya apabila mereka nakal; the neighbours claim that he often ~s his wife, jiran-jirannya mengatakan bahawa dia sering memukul isterinya; b. (violently) memukul(i), membelasah, menghentam: to ~ so. black and blue, memukuli sso hingga lebam-lebam; the animal was ~en to death, binatang itu dipukuli hingga mati; c. (with stick, pole, etc) memukul, memalu, menggodam, membalun; d. (with a cane) merotan, menyebat, menyesah, melibas, melecut, mengembat, membelasah; e. (with a belt, strap, etc) memukul, menyebat, melibas, menyesah; 3. whip (eggs etc) memukul; 4. flap (wings) mengibar-ngibarkan, mengibas-ngibaskan, memegas, mengepak-ngepakkan, mengirapkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |