| scruff | n; by the ~ of /the, o’s/ neck, dgn memegang tengkuk baju sso; (of animal) dgn menggigit tengkuk: the angry man held him by the ~ of his neck, lelaki yg berang itu mengangkatnya dgn memegang tengkuk bajunya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hackles | n (in pl) hairs on back of cat, dog, etc, bulu tengkuk: Buster’s ~ rose and he barked fiercely at the other dog, bulu tengkuk Buster meremang dan dia menyalak anjing yg lain dgn garangnya; get o’s ~ up, make o’s ~ rise, membuat sso naik /marah, darah, radang/: any criticism of his work is sure to get his ~ up, sebarang kritik thdp kerjanya pasti membuat dia naik marah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nape | n tengkuk. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stand | ~ on; ~ on o’s /hands, head/, berdiri di atas kepala; ~ on end, (of hair) meremang, tegak, berdiri, naik; make so’s hair ~ on end, membuat bulu /roma, tengkuk/ sso /meremang, tegak, berdiri, naik/, meremangkan bulu /roma, tengkuk/ sso: the silence in the old house made my hair ~ on end, keadaan sunyi sepi di rumah itu membuat bulu roma saya meremang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| crawl | make o’s /flesh, skin/ ~, meremangkan bulu /tengkuk, roma/ sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| refractory | adj 1. unmanageable, stubborn, rebellious, tegar /hati, tengkuk/: Derek was a ~ child at 11 and a petty thief by 15, semasa berumur 11 tahun, Derek merupakan budak yg tegar hati, pd umur 15 tahun dia menjadi pencuri; 2. (of disease, wound, etc) not yielding to treatment, refraktori; 3. (of metal, substance, etc) hard to work, refraktori: a ~ metal, logam refraktori. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| neck | break o’s ~, (colloq) a. exert os, work hard, bekerja bermati-matian, bertungkus lumus: we’d have to break our ~s to meet the deadline, kami terpaksa bertungkus-lumus supaya menepati tarikh akhir; b. be killed doing st, patah tengkuk: don’t climb the tree, you’ll break your ~, jangan panjat pokok itu, nanti patah tengkuk; get it in the ~, (colloq) teruk sso: if your father finds out, you’ll get it in the ~, kalau ayah kamu tahu, teruk kamu; risk o’s ~, menggadai nyawa: he risked his ~ to save the child, dia menggadai nyawa utk menyelamatkan budak itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| loop | vt 1. make into a loop, menggelungkan: to make a knot in the thread, ~ the end, thread it through the hole so made and pull it tightly, utk membuat simpulan pd benang, gelungkan bahagian hujung benang itu, sisipkannya menerusi lubang yg dihasilkan dan tarik hingga ketat; 2. fasten, encircle with a loop, melingkarkan: he ~ed the rope around the calf’s neck, dia melingkarkan tali pd tengkuk anak lembu itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |