| barrier | n 1. st that, a. (prevents, obstructs passage or movement) sekatan, penyekat, perintang, penghalang; (of barbed wire, broken branches, etc) sawar, rebat, sekatan, penyekat, perintang, penghalang: physical ~s such as mountains, deserts and rivers, sekatan fizikal spt gunung-ganang, gurun dan sungai; the army put up ~s to keep back the mob, pihak tentera membubuh sekatan-sekatan utk menahan kemaraan perusuh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| check | n 1. thing that restrains or stops, penghalang, perintang: illiteracy is a ~ to progress, buta huruf merupakan suatu penghalang kpd kemajuan; 2. restraint, menyekat: the new bank rate acted as a ~ on spending, kadar baru bank itu merupakan satu kawalan thdp perbelanjaan; 3. sudden stoppage, terhalang, terhenti: the outbreak of war caused a ~ to his career, tercetusnya peperangan itu telah menyebabkan kerjayanya terhalang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |