| wield | vt 1. brandish, mengacu-acukan: the demonstrators were hurling stones and ~ing sticks, penunjuk-penunjuk perasaan itu sedang membaling batu dan mengacu-acukan kayu; 2. exert, menggunakan: as Prime Minister he was able to ~ enormous political power, sbg Perdana Menteri, dia dapat menggunakan kuasa politik dgn meluas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| keep | ~ back, (imper) jangan dekat: "~ back!", shouted the robber, brandishing his pistol, "jangan dekat!", teriak perompak itu sambil mengacu-acukan pistolnya; ~ so. back, restrain so. from, menahan sso: the police tried t | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| effect | /bring, carry, put/ st into ~, a. make st operative, melaksanakan: these proposals will soon be put into ~, cadangan-cadangan ini akan dilaksanakan tdk lama lagi; b. (regulation, law, etc) menguatkuasakan, melaksanakan: the new system of taxation will be brought into ~ in early January, sistem percukaian yg baru itu akan dikuatkuasakan pd awal Januari; for ~, [various translations]: he waved the pistol in the air simply for ~, dia mengacu-acukan pistolnya hanya utk menakut-nakutkan orang; she slammed the door for ~, dia menghempaskan pintu utk menunjukkan kemarahannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |