| circumscribe | vt 1. (geom) menerap lilit; 2. restrict, mengehadkan, membatasi: to ~ so’s activities, mengehadkan kegiatan sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| curtailment | n act of a. (reducing) pengurangan; (by making shorter) pemendekan, memendekkan; b. (limiting) pembatasan, membatasi, mengehadkan: any ~ of the health programme will have adverse effects on the country, sebarang pembatasan program kesihatan akan mendatangkan kesan buruk kpd negara itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| curtail | vt 1. reduce, mengurangkan; (by making shorter) memendekkan: in an attempt to curb inflation, public expenditure was ~ed, dlm usaha mengawal inflasi perbelanjaan awam telah dikurangkan; he was forced to ~ his speech, dia terpaksa memendekkan ucapannya; he had to ~ his visit because of the threat of insurrection at home, beliau terpaksa memendekkan lawatannya krn ancaman pemberontakan di negaranya; 2. limit, membatasi, mengehadkan: their privileges were ~ed, hak istimewa mereka telah dibatasi; they appointed Residents in the Malay States to ~ the power of the Sultans, mereka melantik Residen di negeri-negeri Melayu utk membatasi kuasa Sultan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| block | vt 1. shape on a block, membentuk [n] di atas kelebut: to ~ a hat, membentuk topi di atas kelebut 2. obstruct, (act.) menyekat, menghalangi, merintangi; (pass.) tersekat, terhalang, terintang: they tried to ~ his promotion, mereka mencuba menyekat kenaikan pangkatnya; to ~ a bill, menyekat rang undang-undang; to ~ an opponent, menyekat lawan; the road was ~ed by a landslide, jalan raya itu tersekat oleh tanah runtuh; 3. restrict use, conversion of (currency etc) mengehadkan /penggunaan, pertukaran/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |