| violent | adj 1. (of person) tending to use violence, berlaku ganas: some mental patients are ~, sesetengah pesakit mental berlaku ganas; 2. using or producing great force, hebat; (of kick, blow, etc) kuat, keras: a ~ confrontation between opposing forces, konfrantasi yg hebat antara kuasa yg bertentangan; the attacker gave a ~ blow to his head, penyerang itu memberikan tumbukan yg kuat di kepalanya; 3. vehement, hebat: a ~ quarrel ended their friendship, perkelahian yg hebat menyebabkan persahabatan mereka berakhir; his work came under ~ attack, kerjanya dikecam dgn hebat; 4. happening suddenly and with a lot of force, kuat: a ~ explosion followed the fire, letupan yg kuat berikutan kebakaran itu; ~ acceleration, memecut dgn kuat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rein | n 1. (often in pl) straps for controlling a horse, tali kekang; (for restraining a child) kendali: he pulled hard on the ~s and the horse stopped, dia menarik tali kekang dgn kuat dan kuda itu berhenti; 2. (in pl) means of controlling, /teraju, tampuk/ /pemerintahan, kuasa/: she assumed the ~s of power following the revolution, dia memegang tampuk kuasa berikutan revolusi itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ravenous | adj 1. famished, starving, kebuluran: I am ~, saya kebuluran; 2. voracious, rakus; ~ hunger, lapar kebuluran; ~ appetite, selera kuat; 3. rapacious, rakus, kemaruk: ~ for power, rakus akan kuasa. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hold 1 | 2. influence, pengaruh: his ~ over his pupils never weakened, pengaruhnya thdp murid-muridnya tdk pernah luntur; a woman who has a firm ~ over her family, wanita yg mempunyai pengaruh yg kuat thdp keluarganya; 3. power, kuasa: how long can an alien government exert its ~ over a country?, berapa lamakah sebuah kerajaan asing boleh mengekalkan kuasanya ke atas sesebuah negara?; 4. handhold, (esp in climbing) tempat /berpegang, berpaut/: there are few ~s on that cliff, ada sedikit saja tempat berpegang pd tebing tinggi itu; 5. (in wrestling etc) pegangan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |