| vt 1. remove unwanted material from a surface, mengikis: the painter ~ed the paint from the door, tukang cat mengikis cat dr pintu itu; he used a knife to ~ the rust, dia menggunakan pisau utk mengikis karat itu; | vt 1. remove unwanted material from a surface, mengikis: the painter ~ed the paint from the door, tukang cat mengikis cat dr pintu itu; he used a knife to ~ the rust, dia menggunakan pisau utk mengikis karat itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vt mengikis: to ~ leather, mengikis kulit. | vt mengikis: to ~ leather, mengikis kulit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ~ st /away, off/, mengikis: it took me sometime to ~ the mud off my shoes, saya mengambil masa utk mengikis lumpur dr kasut itu; | ~ st /away, off/, mengikis: it took me sometime to ~ the mud off my shoes, saya mengambil masa utk mengikis lumpur dr kasut itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ~ dry, (fig.) mengikis [sso] hingga kering: his greedy wife has ~ed him dry, isterinya yg tamak haloba telah mengikisnya hingga kering; | ~ dry, (fig.) mengikis [sso] hingga kering: his greedy wife has ~ed him dry, isterinya yg tamak haloba telah mengikisnya hingga kering; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ~ away, a. remove little by little st attached to a surface, mengikis: let’s ~ away the old wallpaper and give the room a new coat of paint, mari kita kikis kertas hias dinding yg lama itu dan kita cat dinding itu dgn cat baru; | ~ away, a. remove little by little st attached to a surface, mengikis: let’s ~ away the old wallpaper and give the room a new coat of paint, mari kita kikis kertas hias dinding yg lama itu dan kita cat dinding itu dgn cat baru; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| 3. colour with an impregnating substance, mewarnai: he stripped the paint from the cupboard and ~ed it brown, dia mengikis cat almari itu dan mewarnainya dgn pewarna coklat. | 3. colour with an impregnating substance, mewarnai: he stripped the paint from the cupboard and ~ed it brown, dia mengikis cat almari itu dan mewarnainya dgn pewarna coklat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ~ so. /(away) from, off/, a. (habit, hobby) menghentikan sso drpd: it was difficult to ~ him from smoking, memang sukar hendak menghentikannya drpd merokok; b. (influence, misconception, etc) mengikis [sst] dr sso: try to ~ him away from the idea that he’s a failure, cuba kikis tanggapan darinya bahawa dia orang yg gagal; | ~ so. /(away) from, off/, a. (habit, hobby) menghentikan sso drpd: it was difficult to ~ him from smoking, memang sukar hendak menghentikannya drpd merokok; b. (influence, misconception, etc) mengikis [sst] dr sso: try to ~ him away from the idea that he’s a failure, cuba kikis tanggapan darinya bahawa dia orang yg gagal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vt 1. draw blood from, mengeluarkan darah: in the old days doctors bled their patients to cure them of certain ailments, pd masa dahulu tabib-tabib mengeluarkan darah pesakit utk merawat sesetengah penyakit; 2. draw (liquid, gas, etc) from, mengeluarkan [sst] dr; (brakes) mengeluarkan bendalir: to ~ a pipeline of excess air, mengeluarkan udara yg berlebihan dr paip; to ~ the brakes, mengeluarkan bendalir brek; 3. obtain money from, (by extortion) memeras [wang, sst] drpd; (by draining so’s resources) mengikis: the blackmailer bled him for $10,000, pemeras ugut itu memeras $10,000 daripadanya; her husband bled her of all her savings, suaminya mengikis wang simpanannya hingga habis; ~ so. white, /memeras, menghisap darah/ sso /habis-habisan, sampai kering/; | vt 1. draw blood from, mengeluarkan darah: in the old days doctors bled their patients to cure them of certain ailments, pd masa dahulu tabib-tabib mengeluarkan darah pesakit utk merawat sesetengah penyakit; 2. draw (liquid, gas, etc) from, mengeluarkan [sst] dr; (brakes) mengeluarkan bendalir: to ~ a pipeline of excess air, mengeluarkan udara yg berlebihan dr paip; to ~ the brakes, mengeluarkan bendalir brek; 3. obtain money from, (by extortion) memeras [wang, sst] drpd; (by draining so’s resources) mengikis: the blackmailer bled him for $10,000, pemeras ugut itu memeras $10,000 daripadanya; her husband bled her of all her savings, suaminya mengikis wang simpanannya hingga habis; ~ so. white, /memeras, menghisap darah/ sso /habis-habisan, sampai kering/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ~ st away, a. shave strips or pieces from wood, stick, etc esp with knife, meraut sst: by whittling away the wood at certain places, he eventually got the shape he wanted, dgn meraut kayu itu pd tempat-tempat tertentu, akhirnya dia mendapat bentuk yg dikehendakinya; b. take st away by degrees so as to reduce to nothing, mengikis sst: over the centuries the power of the king has been gradually ~d away, sejak berkurun-kurun lamanya, kuasa raja dikikis secara beransur-ansur; c. reduce st in amount gradually, menyusutkan sst: hospital and medical expenses have ~d away his savings, perbelanjaan perubatannya telah menyusutkan simpanannya; | ~ st away, a. shave strips or pieces from wood, stick, etc esp with knife, meraut sst: by whittling away the wood at certain places, he eventually got the shape he wanted, dgn meraut kayu itu pd tempat-tempat tertentu, akhirnya dia mendapat bentuk yg dikehendakinya; b. take st away by degrees so as to reduce to nothing, mengikis sst: over the centuries the power of the king has been gradually ~d away, sejak berkurun-kurun lamanya, kuasa raja dikikis secara beransur-ansur; c. reduce st in amount gradually, menyusutkan sst: hospital and medical expenses have ~d away his savings, perbelanjaan perubatannya telah menyusutkan simpanannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| n 1. cure, ubat: there is no known ~ for the disease, tdk ada ubat yg diketahui utk penyakit itu; a new ~ for colds, ubat baru utk demam selesema; 2. way of putting right, cara + approp v: education is the only ~ for superstition, pendidikan ialah satu-satunya cara mengikis kepercayaan tahyul; be /past, beyond/ ~, tdk dapat + approp v: evils that are beyond ~, perkara-perkara maksiat yg tdk dapat diatasi; 3. (leg.) remedi; | n 1. cure, ubat: there is no known ~ for the disease, tdk ada ubat yg diketahui utk penyakit itu; a new ~ for colds, ubat baru utk demam selesema; 2. way of putting right, cara + approp v: education is the only ~ for superstition, pendidikan ialah satu-satunya cara mengikis kepercayaan tahyul; be /past, beyond/ ~, tdk dapat + approp v: evils that are beyond ~, perkara-perkara maksiat yg tdk dapat diatasi; 3. (leg.) remedi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |