| embrace | vt 1. hold closely in the arms, memeluk, merangkul, mendakap: she ~d her daughter tenderly, dia memeluk anaknya dgn mesra; 2. enclose, encircle, melingkari, melingkungi, mengelilingi: an island ~d by the blue waters of the ocean, sebuah pulau yg dilingkari samudera yg biru; 3. accept eagerly, mengambil (dgn tangan terbuka): he ~d the opportunity to go overseas gladly, dia dgn gembiranya mengambil peluang pergi ke luar negeri; 4. adopt, memeluk:he ~d Islam while he was living in Pakistan, dia memeluk agama Islam semasa dia tinggal di Pakistan;5. include, comprise, merangkum, mencakup, meliputi: the book ~s many different subjects, buku itu merangkum beberapa banyak perkara yg berlainan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cruddle | vt memeluk, mendakap: she likes to ~ babies, dia suka memeluk bayi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| clasp | vt 1. fasten with clasp, mengancing; (using hook) mencangkukkan; 2. embrace, memeluk, mendakap: ~ing the baby to her bosom, sambil memeluk bayi itu ke dadanya; ~ o’s arms around so., /memeluk, mendakap/ sso; 3. grip, menggenggam: he ~ed the money in his hand, dia menggenggam wang itu dlm tangannya; ~ hands, berjabat tangan; ~ o’s hands, memancakan jari. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| squeeze | b. (hugging affectionately) memeluk erat, mendakap: she gave the child a kiss and a ~ before leaving, dia mencium dan memeluk erat budak itu sebelum meninggalkannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| convert | n person converted, a. (to a particular religion) pemeluk (n), orang yg /memeluk, masuk/ (n); (to Islam) mualaf, pemeluk (n), orang yg /memeluk, masuk/ (n): a ~ to Christianity, pemeluk agama Kristian; new ~s, orang yg baru memeluk agama Islam; b. (to a particular ideology, opinion, etc) orang yg bertukar haluan: a ~ to modern art, seorang yg bertukar haluan kpd seni moden; a ~ to socialism, seorang yg bertukar haluan kpd sosialisme; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hug | vt 1. hold tightly, memeluk, mendakap: the little girl ~ged her doll, budak perempuan itu mendakap anak patungnya; he sat ~ging his knees, dia duduk memeluk lututnya; 2. embrace each other, berpelukan, berdakapan; 3. keep close to, menyusur(i): the ship ~ged the coast, kapal itu menyusuri pantai; 4. cling to, cherish, berpegang teguh pd: to ~ age-old prejudices, berpegang teguh pd prasangka yg telah lama wujud; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| plead | dia memeluk lutut ibunya, menangis sambil merayu-rayu utk memohon keampunan; 2. (leg.) a. argue a case in court, /membentangkan, mengemukakan/ hujah: his students heard him ~ in court for the first time, pelajar-pelajarnya mendengar dia membentangkan hujah di mahkamah buat pertama kalinya; b. answer to a charge in court, membuat akuan: the man accused of arson was said to be insane and unfit to ~, lelaki yg dituduh membakar dgn sengaja itu dikatakan gila dan tdk layak utk membuat akuan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fold1 | ~ st in, (in cooking) mengaup dan membalikkan: now ~ in the flour, sekarang kaup dan balikkan tepung itu; ~ so. in o’s arms, /memeluk, mendakap/ sso: she ~ed the baby in her arms,dia memeluk bayi itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| enfold | vt embrace, memeluk, mendakap: she ~ed the child in her arms, dia mendakap anak itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| catch | ~ /so., st/ to os, memeluk /sso, sst/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |