| sponge | vt 1. wipe, mengelap; (blood etc from wound) mengelap [sst] dgn span: he ~d his face with a wet cloth, dia mengelap mukanya dgn kain basah; the nurse ~d the blood from the incision, jururawat mengelap darah dr insisi itu dgn span; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wipe | vt 1. clean or dry (st) by rubbing with a cloth, etc, mengelap, mengesat: she ~d the stove after use, dia mengelap dapur itu selepas digunakan; he ~d his dirty hands on the back of his trousers, dia mengelap tangannya yg kotor di bahagian belakang seluarnya; she helped her mother ~ the dishes, dia menolong ibunya mengelap pinggan-mangkuk; she mopped the floor and then ~d it dry, dimopnya lantai itu dan kemudian dilapnya hingga kering; she ~d the knife clean, dia mengelap pisau itu hingga bersih; 2. remove by wiping, mengesat, mengelap; (sweat, tears) menyapu, mengesat: she ~d the frost from the windscreen with a piece of newspaper, dia mengelap fros yg ada di cermin depan dgn sehelai kertas surat khabar; he ~d the sweat from his forehead, dia menyapu peluh pd dahinya; I could see her wiping the tears from her eyes, saya boleh lihat dia menyapu air matanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mop | vt 1. clean, wipe, etc with a mop, mengelap: she ~s the floor once a week, dia mengelap lantai seminggu sekali; 2.dab, wipe (face etc) menyapu, mengelap, menyeka: he ~ped his brow with a handkerchief | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sponge | ~ down, mengelap: the nurse ~d down the patient, jururawat mengelap pesakit itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rub-down | n mengelap, mengesat; give a horse etc a ~, /mengelap, mengesat/ kuda dll. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sop | ~ up, mengelap: he used his handkerchief to ~ up the spilt ink, dia menggunakan sapu tangannya utk mengelap dakwat yg tumpah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mop | vi clean, wipe (surface) mengelap (sst): have you ~ped yet?, sudahkah kamu mengelap lantai?; keep ~ping, I can still see water on the counter, lap lagi, saya masih dapat melihat air di atas kaunter itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wipe | n wiping movement, mengelap, mengesat: your spectacles need a ~, cermin mata kamu perlu dilap; give st a ~, /mengelap, mengesat/ sst: would you give those plates a ~?, bolehkah kamu kesat pinggan-pinggan itu?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sponge | 3. act of cleaning with a sponge, mengelap [sst] dgn span; give /so., st/ a ~, mengelap /sso, sst/ dgn span: the patient should be given frequent ~s, pesakit itu sepatutnya kerap dilap dgn span; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rub | 5. wipe in order to clean or dry st, mengelap, mengesat: he ~bed his hair dry, dia mengelap rambutnya sampai kering; she ~bed the glasses with the cloth, dia mengesat gelas-gelas itu dgn kain; 6. apply st to surface, [various translations]: he ~bed the oil into the wood, dia menyapukan minyak pd kayu itu; be sure to ~ the cream in well, pastikan kamu menggosokkan krim itu dgn rata; ~ the beef with coarse salt, sapu daging itu dgn garam kasar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |