| shackle | in ~s, dibelenggu: the prisoners were kept in ~s in a dungeon, orang-orang tahanan itu dikurung dgn dibelenggu dlm penjara bawah tanah; 2. (fig.) belenggu, kongkongan: he was at last free of the ~s of poverty, akhirnya dia terlepas drpd belenggu kemiskinan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| manacle | vt membelenggu: the convict was ~d to the post, orang salah itu dibelenggu pd tiang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fetter | vt (lit. & fig.) membelenggu: she will not be ~ed by the ties of marriage, dia tdk mahu dibelenggu oleh ikatan perkahwinan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unshackle | 2. (fig.) tdk /membelenggu, mengongkong/: she felt that women should be ~d from the old conventions, dia rasa kaum wanita tdk harus dibelenggu oleh kelaziman-kelaziman lama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fetter | n (usu in pl), (lit. & fig.) belenggu: to escape from the ~s of convention, melepaskan diri drpd belenggu adat resam; be in ~s, dibelenggu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| iron | have many etc ~s in the fire, have many etc different plans, activities, jobs, undertakings, ada banyak /rancangan, kegiatan, kerja lain, urusan/: I don’t mind if I don’t get the job as I have plenty of ~s in the fire, saya tdk kisah kalau saya tdk mendapat jawatan itu krn saya ada banyak kerja lain; in ~s, (chained) dirantai; (shackled ) dibelenggu; (handcuffed) digari: the King ordered him to be put in ~s, Raja memerintahkan supaya dia dirantai; man of ~, orang yg keras pendiriannya; rule with /a rod of ~, an ~ hand/, (person) mengawal sso dgn keras; (country) memerintah negeri dgn keras; will of ~, mempunyai azam yg /kukuh, sangat kuat, teguh/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hem | ~ so. /in, around/, a. encircle so., mengelilingi sso; (so as to prevent so. from moving), (act.) mengepung sso; (pass.) sso terkepung: I was ~ med in by people on all sides, saya terkepung oleh orang ramai dikeliling saya; b. (fig.) membelenggu sso: he found himself ~med in by difficulties, dia mendapati dirinya dibelenggu kesusahan; ~ st /in, around/, encircle st, mengelilingi sst; (so as to prevent st from moving), (act.) mengepung sst; (pass.) sst terkepung: the ship was ~med in by icebergs, kapal itu terkepung oleh aisberg. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |