| rub | ~ away, a. continue rubbing, menggosok sst: to get a nice shine on the brass, you have to ~ away for hours, supaya barang-barang loyang itu berkilat, kamu terpaksa menggosoknya berjam-jam; b. be removed by repeated rubbing, /terhapus, padam/ kena gesel: the lettering has been ~bed away over the years, huruf itu terhapus kena gesel sejak bertahun-tahun yg lalu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sheer 1 | 3. absolute, utter, benar-benar, betul-betul: through ~ stupidity I pressed the wrong button and erased everything, semata-mata krn kebodohan saya, saya tertekan butang yg salah dan semuanya terhapus; ~ nonsense, karut /belaka, semata-mata/, semata-mata karut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| collapse | vi 1. fall down or in, runtuh, roboh: the buildings ~d during the earthquake, bangunan-bangunan itu runtuh semasa gempa bumi; 2. fall or fail suddenly, a. (of price, market, business enterprise, etc) jatuh: the price of wool ~d during the, Depression, harga bulu biri-biri jatuh semasa Zaman Kemelesetan; b. (of project, plan, peace talk, etc) gagal: the project ~d because of financial difficulties, projek itu gagal oleh sebab kesulitan kewangan; c. (of argument, story, opposition, etc) terhapus: with the presentation of new evidence, the arguments he had put forward ~d; dgn bukti-bukti yg dikemukakan itu, hujah-hujah yg diutarakannya terhapus; d. (of marriage) runtuh, musnah, hancur; e. (of hopes) hancur, musnah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |