| curb | vt 1. mengekang, mengendalikan: he ~ed his horse to a sudden stop, dia mengekang kudanya supaya berhenti dgn serta-merta; 2. (fig.) mengawal; (feelings, appetites) mengekang, mengawal: the government tried to ~ rising prices, kerajaan mencuba mengawal kenaikan harga; he could not ~ his anger, dia tdk dapat mengawal kemarahannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rein | vt also ~ in, (fig.) mengawal, mengekang: he ~ed in his horse and allowed it to drink at the stream, dia mengekang kudanya dan membenarkan kudanya minum di sebatang anak sungai; we have to ~ in our expenditure for the next few months, kita mesti mengawal perbelanjaan kita utk beberapa bulan seterusnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bridle | vt 1. put a bridle on, memasang /kekang, kendali/ pd; 2. curb, restrain, mengekang, mengawal: he managed to ~ his temper, dia dapat mengekang kemarahannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| suffocating | adj 1. menyesakkan nafas, melemaskan: ~ air in the room, udara yg menyesakkan nafas di dlm bilik itu; 2. (fig.) mengekang: a ~ dictatorship, pemerintahan diktator yg mengekang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| constraint | n 1. compulsion, paksaan; under ~, krn dipaksa: he acted under ~, dia bertindak krn dipaksa; 2. repression of natural feelings, mengekang perasaan: to speak freely and without ~, bercakap dgn bebas, tanpa mengekang perasaan; 3. st that constrains, kekangan, hambatan, kendala: physical ~s, kekangan fizikal; financial ~s, kekangan kewangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bound3 | keep st within ~s, /mengawal, mengekang/ sst dlm batas-batas tertentu; know no ~s, tdk mengenal batas; out of ~s, kawasan larangan: the area is out of ~s to the public, kawasan itu adalah kawasan larangan bagi orang awam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| govern | 4. determine, dictate, menentukan: justice should always ~ our policy, keadilan seharusnya menentukan dasar kita; genes are said to ~ the characteristics of human beings, gen dikatakan menentukan ciri-ciri manusia; 5. restrain, control, mengekang, menahan, mengawal: he should learn to ~ his temper, dia seharusnya belajar mengekang kemarahannya; ~ o’s tongue, menjaga mulut sso; 6. (gram.) menguasai: these verbs ~ the accusative case, kata-kata kerja ini menguasai kasus akusatif; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bit2 | vt 1. put bit into mouth of horse, memasang /kekang, lagam/ pd mulut [kuda]; 2. curb, mengekang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| extravagance | n 1. wasteful spending, keborosan, sifat boros: he will have to curb his ~ if he wants to save any money, dia mesti mengekang keborosannya jika dia ingin menyimpan wang; 2. instance of this, pembaziran: her fur coat is needless ~, kot bulunya ialah pembaziran yg tdk perlu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| continent 2 | adj 1. having control over o’s urination, defecation, kontinen; 2. practising self-retraint in sexual activity, dapat /mengekang, mengawal/ hawa nafsu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |