| poke | ~ /about, around, round/ in, (colloq) menyelongkar: they were poking about in one of the rooms when the police burst in, mereka sedang menyelongkar salah satu almari itu ketika polis menyerbu masuk; he ~d about in his pocket for the keys, dia menyelongkar sakunya utk mencari anak kunci; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| root | ~ through, menyelongkar: she was ~ing through the drawer for her key, dia sedang menyelongkar laci itu utk mencari kuncinya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| forage | ~ about in st, menyelongkar sst: he ~d about in his briefcase, but could not find his passport, dia menyelongkar beg bimbitnya, tetapi tdk dapat mencari pasportnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ransack | vt 1. search thoroughly, menyelongkar: she ~ed the kitchen for food, dia menyelongkar dapur itu utk mencari makanan; 2. plunder, menggeledah: thieves had ~ed the shop during the night, pencuri-pencuri telah menggeledah kedai itu pd waktu malam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scrounge | b. (by searching) menyelongkar utk mencari [sst]: the beggars went out on the ~ for food, pengemis itu pergi menyelongkar utk mencari makanan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ferret | ~ about / in, among, around/, menyelongkar: I discovered that someone had been ~ing about in my papers, saya mendapati ada orang yg menyelongkar kertas-kertas saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scrounge | b. (searching) menyelongkar utk mencari: I caught the boy scrounging for something in the drawer, saya mendapati budak itu sedang menyelongkar utk mencari sesuatu dlm laci; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rummage | vi usu ~ /about, around/, menggeledah, menyelongkar: he was rummaging about in a drawer for the key, dia menyelongkar laci utk mencari kunci; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tear2 | b. cause disorder, menyelongkar: robbers had torn the house apart and taken cash and jewellery, perompak telah menyelongkar rumah itu dan melarikan wang tunai dan barang-barang kemas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grub | vi menyelongkar (+ approp n) utk mencari: these stray dogs make a mess when they ~ for food in the dust-bins, anjing-anjing liar ini mengotorkan tempat itu sewaktu menyelongkar tong sampah utk mencari makanan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |