| bait | <i>vti> 1. <i>put bait on, in (st)i> membubuh umpan /pd, di dlm/: <i>to ~ a hook with worms,i> membubuh umpan cacing pd mata kail; <i>to ~ a mousetrap,i> membubuh umpan di dlm perangkap tikus; 2. <i>torment, tease (person)i> menyeksa jiwa: <i>the older students ~ed the new ones unmercifully,i> penuntut lama menyeksa jiwa penuntut baru tanpa belas kasihan; 3. <i>harrass (chained animal) with dogs,i> menyeksa: <i>the dogs were let loose to ~ the chained bear,i> anjing-anjing itu dilepaskan utk menyeksa beruang yg dirantai. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nibble | <i>ni> 1. (<i>at baiti>) dikutil, digigit-gigit: <i>when he felt a ~ at the bait he pulled in the line,i> apabila dia terasa umpan itu dikutil dia menarik tali pancing; 2. <i>small amount of food,i> makan sedikit: <i>I only had a ~ for lunch,i> saya hanya makan sedikit sewaktu makan tengah hari tadi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bait | <i>n baize.i> | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bait | <i>n (lit. & fig.)i> umpan: <i>to use worms as ~,i> menggunakan cacing sbg umpan; <i>she was used as ~ to trap the kidnappers,i> dia digunakan sbg umpan utk memerangkap penculik itu; /rise to, swallow/ the ~, memakan umpan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| byte | <i>ni> bait. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| slimy | <i> ~ worms were used as bait,i> cacing-cacing yg lembik dan melekit digunakan sbg umpan; <i> they found it hard to keep their footing on the ~ stepping stones,i> mereka mendapati sukar utk berpijak pd batu loncatan yg licin berlumut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bend | <i>the rod bent suddenly as the fish took the bait,i> tiba-tiba joran itu melentur apabila umpan dimakan ikan; 2. <i>(of tree branch)i> a. <i>become curved upwards,i> melentur; b. <i>become curved downward,i> melendut; 3. <i>sag,i> melendut: <i>the plank bent when he trod on it,i> papan itu melendut apabila dipijaknya; 4. <i>become crooked,i> a. <i>(of flexible things)i> melentur, membengkok, menjadi bengkok: <i>copper wire ~s easily,i> dawai tembaga mudah melentur; b. <i>(of part of body)i> membengkokkan: <i>my arm won’t ~,i> saya tdk dapat membengkokkan tangan saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lure | <i>vt entice, (act.)i> memikat, menggoda; <i>(pass.)i> terpikat, tergoda; <i>(with bait)i> mengumpan; <i>(into prostitution etc)i> terjebak: <i>the window display will certainly ~ people into the shop,i> barang-barang yg dipamerkan di cermin itu pasti akan memikat orang utk masuk ke dlm kedai; <i>many people have been ~d to the gold fields in the hope of making a fortune,i> ramai yg tergoda utk melombong emas bagi memperoleh kekayaan; <i>he was ~d into a back street where he was attacked by thugs,i> dia diumpan supaya pergi ke lorong belakang dan di situlah dia diserang oleh samseng-samseng; <i>girls are often ~d into prostitution by syndicates,i> gadis-gadis sering terjebak dlm pelacuran oleh sindiket; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unreel | <i>vi become unwound,i> terurai: <i>the line ~s when the fish takes the bait,i> tali kail itu terurai apabila umpan dimakan ikan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tighten | <i>vii> menegang; (<i>of lipsi>) mengetap: <i>the line ~ed as the fish took the bait,i> tali kail itu menegang apabila umpan dimakan ikan; <i>his muscles ~ed as he lifted the weight,i> ototnya menegang semasa dia mengangkat pemberat itu; <i>her lips ~ed with annoyance,i> bibirnya mengetap krn jengkel; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |