Definisi : ~ st up, mencabut akar umbi. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ through, menyelongkar: she was ~ing through the drawer for her key, dia sedang menyelongkar laci itu utk mencari kuncinya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ st out, a. destroy st completely, /membanteras, membasmi/ sst: we are determined to ~ out corruption, kami berazam utk membanteras rasuah; b. (colloq) find st by searching, menjumpai sst: I finally ~ed out the photograph I was looking for, akhirnya saya menjumpai foto yg dicari; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ /about, around/, a. /menyondol, menyungkur/ mencari: pigs ~ing about for acorn in the wood, babi yg menyondol mencari buah oak di hutan itu; b. (fig.) menyelongkar: she was ~ing about in the drawer, searching for the other sock, dia sedang menyelongkar laci itu mencari stoking yg satu lagi; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vt 1. fix the roots of, mencucukkan: he ~ed the seedlings in a rich loam, dia mencucukkan anak-anak benih itu dlm tanah subur; 2. cause to stand fixed, (act.) memakukan; (pass.) terpaku, tercegat: an apparition appeared in front of him and he became ~ed to the spot, dia terpaku di tempat itu apabila satu lembaga menjelma di hadapannya; 3. (usu in pass.) establish deeply and firmly, berakar umbi: feelings that are deeply ~ed in a person, perasaan yg berakar umbi dlm diri sso; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vi take or grow roots, berakar, tumbuh akar: this cutting ~s easily, keratan ini mudah berakar; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ and branch, sama sekali, hingga ke akar umbi: these abuses must be destroyed ~ and branch, penyalahgunaan ini mesti dimusnahkan sama sekali; pull up o’s ~s, (fig.) berhijrah; put down (new) ~s, (fig.) menetap di tempat baru; /take, strike/ ~, a. mula /berakar, tumbuh akar/; b. (fig.) bertapak, berakar umbi: the idea has taken ~ in his mind, gagasan itu telah bertapak dlm benaknya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n 1. (part of a plant) akar: to pull up the plant by the ~s, mencabut pokok itu dgn akarnya sekali; 2. root crop, tanaman berakar; 3. embedded part of hair, nail, etc, akar; 4. source, punca: money is the ~ of all evil, wang ialah punca segala maksiat; the ~ of the problem is incompatibility, punca masalah itu ialah ketakserasian; /get at, go to, strike at/ the ~(s) of, mencari puncanya; the ~ cause, punca; 5. (in pl) family ties, origins, asal-usul, asal: her ~s are here, in this country, asalnya di sini, di negeri ini; 6. (ling) kata akar; 7. (math) punca kuasa; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)