| adherence | n 1. see ADHESION (sense 1.); 2. adhering, state of adhering, a. (to idea, decision, demand) /sikap, pendirian/ /tdk berganjak, berpegang (teguh)/: his uncompromising ~ to what he believes is right, sikapnya yg tdk berganjak drpd sst yg dipercayainya benar; b. (to cause, doctrine, etc) pegangan yg teguh: ~ to o’s principles, pegangan sso yg teguh pd prinsip-prinsip sso; ~ to Buddhism, pegangan yg teguh pd agama Buddha; c. (to religion) pegangan yg teguh, ketaatan; d. (to rule, instruction, plan, etc) kepatuhan, pegangan yg teguh: strict ~ to the law, kepatuhan sepenuhnya kpd undang-undang; e. (to agreement, promise, treaty, etc) kepatuhan, pegangan yg teguh; f. (to person, organization) kesetiaan, ketaatan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hold 1 | n 1. grasp, pegangan: the cup slipped from his ~ and smashed on to the floor, cawan itu terlepas drpd pegangannya dan terhempas ke lantai; you must not relax your ~ even for a second, jangan lepaskan pegangan kamu walau sesaat pun; /catch, grab, seize, etc/ ~ of, menyambar: he caught ~ of the rope and hung on, dia menyambar tali itu dan bergantung padanya; /keep, have, take/ ~ of, memegang: keep ~ of his hand even if he struggles, pegang tangannya walaupun dia meronta; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| clutch 1 | n 1. tight grasp, a. (gen) pegangan (yg) kuat; b. (with closed hand) genggaman (yg) kuat; c. (with or as if with claws) cengkaman: in the ~es of an eagle, dlm cengkaman burung helang; d. (of embrace) pelukan, dakapan; 2. (in pl) control, power, cengkaman: he fell into the ~es of a money-lender, dia terperangkap dlm cengkaman si pemiutang; 3. (in motor vehicle) klac, cekam; | 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 |
| staunch 1 | adj steadfast, kuat; (of friend) akrab, karib; (in o’s faith) kuat pegangan agamanya: the party’s ~ supporters, penyokong-penyokong kuat parti itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grip | n 1. firm hold, grasp, a. (with hand) genggaman, pegangan yg /kuat, erat/: with the money safely in her ~, she ran home, dgn wang itu selamat dlm genggamannya, dia berlari balik ke rumah; he did not release his ~ on the intruder, dia tdk melepaskan pegangannya yg kuat pd penceroboh itu; b. (with or as if with claws) cengkaman: the eagle had its prey firmly in its ~, mangsa helang itu berada dlm cengkamannya yg kuat; these expensive tyres are supposed to give a good ~ on the road, tayar mahal ini dikatakan mempunyai cengkaman yg baik di jalan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lodestar | n 1. pole star, bintang /kutub, utara/; 2. guiding principle, prinsip, pegangan: honesty was his ~ in life, kejujuran merupakan prinsip hidupnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| party line | n 1. ( telephone line ) talian kumpulan; 2. policy, stance adopted by political party, /dasar, pegangan, pendirian/ parti: members should adhere to the ~ on all issues, ahli-ahli harus patuh pd dasar parti dlm semua perkara. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| staunch 1 | he has been a ~ friend of mine for many years, dia kawan akrab saya sejak bertahun-tahun lamanya; a ~ Muslim, orang Islam yg kuat pegangan agamanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wrest | vt 1. pull violently, merenggut, merentap: he ~ed the cash-box from the intruder’s grasp, dia merenggut peti wang tunai dr pegangan penceroboh itu; 2. seize forcibly, merampas: finally they managed to ~ power from the King, akhirnya mereka dapat merampas kuasa drpd Raja itu; his son was trying to ~ control of the company, anak lelakinya mencuba hendak merampas kuasa syarikat itu; 3. obtain with difficulty, (truth, confession, etc) mencungkil: to ~ the truth out of someone, mencungkil kebenaran drpd seseorang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |