| adv steeply (upwards) naik menegak; (downwards), (turun) mencuram: the mountains rise ~ from the sea, gunung-gunung itu naik menegak dr laut; the path drops practically ~ to the sea, lorong itu hampir-hampir mencuram ke laut. | adv steeply (upwards) naik menegak; (downwards), (turun) mencuram: the mountains rise ~ from the sea, gunung-gunung itu naik menegak dr laut; the path drops practically ~ to the sea, lorong itu hampir-hampir mencuram ke laut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vi /semakin, bertambah/ curam, mencuram: their pace slowed as the slope ~ed, langkah mereka menjadi perlahan krn tebing itu semakin curam; | vi /semakin, bertambah/ curam, mencuram: their pace slowed as the slope ~ed, langkah mereka menjadi perlahan krn tebing itu semakin curam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| 2. (usu in pl) series of steps, tangga: the ~s are steep and narrow, tangga itu mencuram dan sempit. | 2. (usu in pl) series of steps, tangga: the ~s are steep and narrow, tangga itu mencuram dan sempit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |