| wring | 3. shake (so’s hand) vigorously, menggenggam [sst] erat-erat: he wrung my hands in delight, dlm kegirangan dia menggenggam tangan saya erat-erat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| clench | vt 1. close (teeth) tightly, mengetap; 2. grasp tightly, menggenggam: he ~ed a stick in his hand, dia menggenggam sebatang kayu dlm tangannya; ~ o’s /fingers, fist/, menggenggamkan tangan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grip | vt 1. take hold of, grasp firmly, a. (with hand) menggenggam, memegang kuat, memegang /kuat-kuat, erat-erat/: she ~ped her friend’s hand warmly, dia menggenggam tangan kawannya itu dgn mesra; the policeman ~ped the thief by the collar, mata-mata tersebut memegang kuat kolar baju pencuri itu; he ~ped the rope with both hands, dia memegang kuat tali itu dgn kedua-dua belah tangannya; b. (with or as if with claws) mencengkam: the tiger ~ped the carcass, harimau itu mencengkam bangkai tersebut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| clutch 1 | vt grasp tightly, a. (gen) memegang dgn kuat; b. (in closed hand) menggenggam: he ~ed the pistol with both hands, dia menggenggam pistol itu dgn kedua-dua belah tangannya; c. (with, or as if with claws), mencengkam; d. (in an embrace) mendakap, memeluk: the child ~ed the doll tightly to her chest, kanak-kanak itu mendakap anak patung itu dgn kuat ke dadanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grasp | n 1. a. firm hold, pegangan (yg kuat); (with closed fist) genggaman, menggenggam: he tightened his ~ on my hand, dia mengejapkan pegangannya pd lengan saya; make sure you have a firm ~ of the racket, pastikan kamu menggenggam erat-erat gagang raket itu; b. tight grip (as if with nails or claws) cengkaman: she broke free from my ~, dia melepaskan diri drpd cengkaman saya; 2. control, mastery, cengkaman: the country fell into the ~ of a tyrant, negara itu jatuh ke dlm cengkaman pemerintah yg zalim; 3. comprehension, understanding, pemahaman: this subject is beyond my ~, perkara ini di luar pemahaman saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grasp | vt 1. a. hold firmly, memegang (dgn kuat); (with closed fist) menggenggam: she ~ed me firmly by the shoulder and swung me around, dia memegang bahu saya erat-erat dan memusingkan saya supaya menghadapnya; the child ~ed the edge of the swimming pool, budak itu memegang tebing kolam renang dgn kuat; he ~ed both my hands warmly, dia menggenggam kedua-dua tangan saya dgn mesra; b. seize firmly, mencengkam: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unclench | vi membuka genggaman: his hands clenched and ~ed, dia menggenggam dan membuka genggamannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| palm 1 | vt 1. conceal skilfully in hand, menggenggam: he threw the coin in the air then ~ed it, dia membaling syiling ke udara, kemudian menggenggamnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| press 1 | meniarap di atas tanah utk mengelak drpd terkena peluru; 3. clasp firmly, a. (hand) menggenggam, memegang: he ~ed her hand and bid her farewell, dia memegang tangannya lalu mengucapkan selamat tinggal; b. embrace, mendakap: he ~ed the little girl to his chest, dia mendakap budak perempuan itu ke dadanya; 4. iron, menggosok, menyeterika: she likes to ~ her clothes before wearing them, dia suka menggosok pakaiannya sebelum memakainya; | 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 |