| whet | vt sharpen, mengasah: he ~ted his knife on the stone, dia mengasah pisaunya pd batu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sharpen | vt 1. cause to become sharp, a. (knife, razor, etc) menajamkan, mengasah, mengilir: to ~ the knives, menajamkan pisau; b. (pencil, stick, etc) meraut, menajamkan, mengasah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hone | vt mengasah, mengilir. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gadget | n alat: a new ~ for sharpening knives, alat baru utk mengasah pisau. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shears | n large scissors, (for dressmaking), (peng)gunting; (for cutting hedge) kekacip; (for shearing wool) ketam: you’ll have to sharpen the ~ if you mean to cut the hedge, kamu mesti mengasah kekacip jika kamu hendak memangkas pagar pokok renek itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| edge | be on the ~ of st, hampir-hampir + approp v: on the ~ of tears, hampir-hampir menangis; on the ~ of bankruptcy, hampir-hampir bankrap; put an ~ on, a. (blade) menajamkan, mengasah, mengilir: to put an ~ on the axe, menajamkan kapak; b. (appetite) membuka: the exercise put an ~ on his appetite, senaman itu membuka seleranya; c. (argument) menajamkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| furbish | vt 1. polish, menggilap: to ~ an old silver cup, menggilap piala perak yg lama; 2. also ~ up, improve the appearance, condition of, mem(per)baharui; (language) mengasah: this room needs to be ~ed up, bilik ini perlu diperbaharui. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grind | vt 1. crush, a. (with circular motions) mengisar: to ~ coffee beans, mengisar biji-biji kopi; the corn was ground into flour, jagung itu dikisar menjadi tepung; b. (by pounding) menumbuk: she ground the chillies into a paste, dia menumbuk cili itu hingga lumat; c. (with stone roller) menggiling; 2. sharpen, mengasah, menajamkan: to ~ a knife, mengasah pisau; 3. polish (lens, precious stones) mencanai; 4. grate (teeth) mengeritkan; 5. press and rub hard, menenyeh-nenyeh: he ground the half-finished cigarette with his shoe, dia menenyeh-nenyeh rokok yg telah dihisap separuh dgn kasutnya; 6. operate by turning, memutarkan: to ~ an organ, memutarkan organ; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |