| dry | vt make dry, mengeringkan; (using a towel, piece of cloth, etc) mengelap; (a surface) mengesat: she borrowed my hairdryer to ~ her hair, dia meminjam pengering rambut saya utk mengeringkan rambutnya; don’t worry. I’ll help you ~ the dishes, jangan risau, saya akan membantu kamu mengelap pinggan; he has the bad habit of ~ing his hands on his trousers, dia mempunyai tabiat buruk suka mengesat tangan pd seluar; ~ o’s tears, /mengesat, mengeringkan, menyapu, mengusap/ air mata; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| drying-up | n (kerja) mengelap pinggan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dry | ~ up, a. become dry, (menjadi) kering: the streams all dried up during the drought, semua anak sungai itu menjadi kering semasa kemarau; b. (UK) dry dishes, mengelap pinggan: he usually helps to ~ up after dinner, dia selalunya menolong mengelap pinggan selepas makan malam; c. cease, run out, kehabisan, habis: his ideas seemed to up after he moved here, dia kehabisan idea setelah berpindah ke sini; ~ st up, make st dry, mengeringkan sst: the heat of the summer dried up the creeks, haba musim panas telah mengeringkan caruk-caruk itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dab | n 1. light tap, a. (to remove stain, dirt, etc) mengelap, memedap; b. (to apply paint etc) palit, calit; make a ~ at st (with paint etc), /memalitkan, mencalitkan/ (cat dll) pd sst: he made a few ~s at the fence with the paint, dia mencalitkan cat beberapa kali pd pagar itu; 2. small amount, sedikit: to apply a ~ of rouge, membubuh sedikit pemerah pipi; 3. (colloq) expert, (orang yg) /ahli, mahir/: he is a ~ at carpentry, dia ahli dlm seni pertukangan kayu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| clean | b. remove rubbish, dirt etc so as to leave a place clean, [various translations]: I wish you would ~ up this mess, saya berharap-harap sangat kamu akan membersihkan tempat yg berselerak ini; to ~ up food spills, mengelap tumpahan makanan; he ~ed up the broken glass at once, dia membuang serpihan kaca itu dgn segera; c. make place free from crime, corruption, vice, etc, membersihkan sst (drpd kegiatan yg tdk menyenangkan): the new Inspector General of Police took immediate action to ~ up the city, Ketua Polis Negara yg baru mengambil tindakan segera utk membersihkan bandar itu drpd kegiatan yg tdk menyenangkan; d. (colloq) make (money) kaut, sapu bersih: he ~ed up a cool million at the casino, dia sapu bersih sejuta ringgit di kasino itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dry | vi 1. become dry, mengering, (menjadi) kering: if you stand by the fire your wet clothes will soon ~, jika kamu berdiri di tepi perapian, dlm masa yg sekejap sahaja pakaian kamu yg basah itu akan kering; she hung the washing out to ~, dia menjemur cucian supaya kering; 2. wipe dishes etc, mengelap pinggan: I’ll wash up and you two can ~, saya mencuci pinggan dan kamu berdua boleh mengelapnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dab | vt 1. apply small amount, a. (gen) membubuh: to ~ rouge on the cheeks, membubuh pemerah pipi pd pipi; b. (of powder, face cream, etc) menepek-nepekkan; c. (of polish, paint, etc) memalitkan, mencalitkan; 2. tap, a. (to remove stain, dirt, etc) mengelap, memedap; (on wound) menekap; b. (to apply paint etc) memalitkan, mencalitkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |