| brick | n 1. rectangular block for building purposes, (batu) bata: a house made of red ~s, rumah yg dibuat drpd bata merah; a ~ wall, tembok bata; 2. block (of st) bata: a ~ of ice, sebata ais; 3. (UK) child’s rectangular block, bongkah; 4. (sl) good, helpful person, (orang yg) baik betul; 5. see BRICK RED; /knock, hit, run/ o’s head against a ~ wall, membuat kerja yg sia-sia; come down on so. like a ton of ~s, mengamuk dgn sso: when he found out that we had broken his window, he came down on us like a ton of ~s, apabila dia dapat tahu kami telah memecahkan cermin tingkapnya, dia mengamuk dgn kami; drop a ~, (sl) buat silap; make ~s without straw, membuat kerja tanpa bahan yg cukup; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| argument | n 1. quarrel, dispute, pertengkaran, bertengkar, bertegang leher, berbantah; (involving younger family member, subordinate, etc) membantah, melawan: in the middle of a heated ~ he stormed out of the room, di tengah-tengah pertengkaran yg hangat itu dia mengamuk lalu keluar dr bilik; the child did as he was told without ~, anak itu membuat spt yg disuruh dgn tdk melawan; 2. debate, discussion, perdebatan, memperdebatkan: the two men spent hours on philosophical ~s, dua orang lelaki itu telah menghabiskan masa berjam-jam dlm perdebatan yg berunsur falsafah; it has been proved beyond ~ that..., telah dibuktikan dan tdk dapat diperdebatkan lagi bahawa...; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bang1 | ~ against st, a. strike against st, terhantuk pd sst: his knees ~ed against the side of the table, lututnya terhantuk pd tepi meja itu; b. collide with st, terlanggar sst: the car skidded, ~ed against my garden wall and burst into flames, kereta itu terbabas, terlanggar tembok taman saya dan terbakar; ~ st against, strike st against, a. (when “st” is part of body) menghantukkan sst pd; (accidentally) terhantuk pd: the baby threw a tantrum and ~ed his head against the side of the cot, bayi itu mengamuk dan menghantuk-hantukkan kepalanya pd dinding katilnya; straightening up too suddenly, he ~ed his head against a low beam, apabila dia tiba-tiba saja menegakkan badannya, kepalanya terhantuk pd alang yg rendah; b. (when “st” is a whole obj) menghentamkan sst pd: he ~ed his satchel angrily against the locker, dgn marah, dia menghentamkan beg sekolahnya pd almari kecil itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |