| blackmail | vt 1. extort, memeras ugut: his former lover ~ed him, bekas kekasihnya telah memeras ugutnya; 2. use threat or moral pressure, mengugut: she ~ed her husband into taking her out to dinner, dia mengugut suaminya supaya membawanya keluar makan malam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tantamount | adj; ~ to, sama spt: to threaten someone in that way would be ~ to blackmail, mengancam sso dgn cara begitu sama spt memeras ugut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bleed | vt 1. draw blood from, mengeluarkan darah: in the old days doctors bled their patients to cure them of certain ailments, pd masa dahulu tabib-tabib mengeluarkan darah pesakit utk merawat sesetengah penyakit; 2. draw (liquid, gas, etc) from, mengeluarkan [sst] dr; (brakes) mengeluarkan bendalir: to ~ a pipeline of excess air, mengeluarkan udara yg berlebihan dr paip; to ~ the brakes, mengeluarkan bendalir brek; 3. obtain money from, (by extortion) memeras [wang, sst] drpd; (by draining so’s resources) mengikis: the blackmailer bled him for $10,000, pemeras ugut itu memeras $10,000 daripadanya; her husband bled her of all her savings, suaminya mengikis wang simpanannya hingga habis; ~ so. white, /memeras, menghisap darah/ sso /habis-habisan, sampai kering/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |