| prisoner | 3. captive, hostage, orang /tawanan, tebusan/: the boy was kidnapped and held ~ until ransom was paid, budak itu diculik dan dijadikan orang tawanan sehingga wang tebusan dibayar; 4. captive of a certain sitaution, hamba: he became a ~ of his obsession, dia menjadi hamba kpd kemahuannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| play | b. also ~ upon,make use of o’s weaknesses, menggunakan: the kidnapper ~ed on the parents’ fears so that they would come up with the ransom money, penculik tersebut menggunakan rasa takut ibu bapa budak itu supaya mereka mendapat wang tebusan; ~ a /joke, prank/ on so., /mempersendakan, memperguraukan/ sso; ~ a trick on, menipu: it was unkind of him to ~ that trick on me, sungguh tdk patut dia menipu saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |