| cut | b. (by splitting, halving) membelah: to ~ wood, membelah kayu; to ~ the apples into halves, membelah dua epal-epal itu; c. (by slicing) menghiris: ~ the onions and fry until golden brown, hiris bawang dan goreng hingga kuning; d. (with scissors) memotong, menggunting: to ~ velvet, memotong kain baldu; e. (with saw) menggergaji; f. (with axe) mengapak; 3. also ~ down, fell, menebang: to ~ the old rubber trees, menebang pokok getah tua; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cleave | vt (liter. or old use) split into two, (act.) membelah; (pass.) terbelah: he swung his spade cleaving the earth with a loud crunch, dia mengayunkan penyodok membelah tanah dgn bunyi derak yg kuat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| halve | vt 1. divide into two, membahagi dua; (by cutting) /membelah, memotong/ dua: she ~d the tomatoes, dia memotong dua buah-buah tomato itu; 2. share equally, membahagi dua, memperdua: he ~d the winnings with his son, dia membahagi dua hadiah kemenangan itu dgn anaknya; 3. lessen by half, mengurangkan separuh: the new aircraft has ~d the journey across the Atlantic, kapal terbang baru itu telah mengurangkan separuh masa perjalanan merentasi lautan Atlantik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| chop 1 | vt 1. cut with an axe, memotong; (by splitting) membelah: to ~ firewood, memotong kayu api; 2. cut into small pieces, mencencang: to ~ up the meat and vegetables, mencencang daging dan sayur; 3. slash, menebas, merambah, membabat: he ~ped his way through the undergrowth, dia menebas semak utk membuat jalan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bisect | vt 1. cut into two equal parts, membahagi dua sama: to ~ an angle, membahagi dua sama sudut; 2. cut or split into two, membelah dua. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |