| go | ~ after, (lit. & fig.) mengejar: the police went after the thieves, polis mengejar pencuri-pencuri itu; some women ~ after glamorous jobs, sesetengah wanita mengejar pekerjaan yg glamor; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bluff 1 | ~ it out, menemberang, temberang: the thieves were caught red-handed but they tried to ~ it out, pencuri-pencuri itu tertangkap ketika mereka mencuri tetapi mereka cuba temberang; ~ o’s way out, temberang utk melepaskan diri: he tried to ~ his way out of the difficult situation, dia cuba temberang utk melepaskan dirinya drpd keadaan yg kusut itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| frame | n 1. case, border enclosing picture, door, etc, bingkai: the thieves clumsily cut the picture out of the ~, pencuri-pencuri itu dgn cemerkap menggunting gambar-gambar dr bingkainya; a window ~, bingkai tingkap; a pair of spectacles with metal ~s, kaca mata berbingkai logam; 2. skeleton (of building, ship, etc) rangka: the ~ of the building is already finished, rangka bangunan itu sudah siap; the car has a strong ~, rangka kereta itu kuat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| foil1 | vt (act.) menggagalkan; (pass.) gagal: the burglars were ~ed in their attempt to break open the safe, pencuri-pencuri itu gagal dlm percubaan mereka utk memecahkan peti besi; bad weather ~ed their plans, cuaca buruk menggagalkan rancangan mereka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| head | ~ off, a. intercept, memintas: if we take a different route, we might be able to ~ off the thieves, jika kita mengambil jalan lain kita mungkin dapat memintas pencuri-pencuri itu; b. prevent, menahan, menghalang, menghindarkan: to ~ off fights, menghalang pergaduhan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| detect | vt 1. discover, perceive, mengesan: to ~ a note of anger in his voice, mengesan nada kemarahan pd suaranya; to ~ the presence of poisonous gases, mengesan adanya gas-gas beracun; the cause of the illness has been ~ed, punca penyakit itu telah dapat dikesan; 2. bring to light, reveal, menjumpai, mendapati: the burglars were ~ed in the act of breaking in, pencuri-pencuri itu dijumpai semasa sedang memecah masuk ke dlm rumah itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| force | 2. push, drive with effort, approp v + dgn paksa, memaksa + approp v: he tried to ~ the key into the lock, dia mencuba memasukkan anak kunci itu dgn paksa ke dlm mangganya; we will have to ~ this suitcase open, kita harus membuka beg ini dgn paksa; the police ~d everyone out of the room, polis memaksa semua orang keluar dr bilik itu; he ~d the gun from Azizah’s hand, dia memaksa Azizah melepaskan pistolnya; 3. (lock, door, window) mengopak; (by breaking it) memecahkan: the thieves ~d the door, pencuri-pencuri mengopak pintu itu; he ~d the lock, dia memecahkan mangga itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| burglar | n pencuri, maling. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cat burglar | n pencuri (panjat rumah). | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| body-snatcher | n pencuri mayat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |