| cling | ~ together, berpautan, saling berpaut: they clung together as the boat slowly began to sink, mereka saling berpaut apabila bot itu mula tenggelam perlahan-lahan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hold 1 | ~ on to, a. grasp tightly, /berpegang kuat-kuat, berpaut/ pd: she held on to the ship’s railing tightly, dia berpaut dgn kuat pd susur kapal itu; b. restrain, menahan: he managed to ~ on to his temper, dia dapat menahan kemarahannya; c. keep in o’s possession, tdk menjual: he is ~ing on to those shares as the value is increasing, dia tdk menjual syernya krn nilainya sedang meningkat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hang | ~ on to, a. hold tightly, memegang kuat-kuat; (so’s arm, rope, branch, etc) berpaut pd: she held onto the book as though she would never let it go, dia memegang buku itu kuat-kuat seolah-olah dia tdk akan melepaskannya; he hung on to the rope in desperation, dia berpaut pd tali itu dlm keadaan terdesak; b. keep, retain, tdk melepaskan: I am ~ing on to those shares although the value has gone down, saya tdk akan melepaskan saham-saham itu walaupun nilainya telah turun; c. find support in, tempat bergantung: I have nothing to ~ on to since my family deserted me, saya tdk ada tempat bergantung semenjak keluarga saya meninggalkan saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lean 1 | b. (by placing o’s weight on st) bersandar; (on so’s arm) berpaut: ~ing on the piano, she sang a sentimental song, sambil bersandar pd piano, dia menyanyikan sebuah lagu sentimental; she went for a walk, ~ing on her grandson’s arm, dia berjalan-jalan sambil berpaut pd lengan cucu lelakinya; c. (so as to project outwards) menjengah: he ~t out of the window, dia menjengah ke luar tingkap itu; 5. depend on so. for support, bergantung pd: she ~s on him for advice, dia bergantung padanya utk mendapatkan nasihat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lean 1 | b. (by placing o’s weight on st) bersandar; (on so’s arm) berpaut: ~ing on the piano, she sang a sentimental song, sambil bersandar pd piano, dia menyanyikan sebuah lagu sentimental; she went for a walk, ~ing on her grandson’s arm, dia berjalan-jalan sambil berpaut pd lengan cucu lelakinya; c. (so as to project outwards) menjengah: he ~t out of the window, dia menjengah ke luar tingkap itu; 5. depend on so. for support, bergantung pd: she ~s on him for advice, dia bergantung padanya utk mendapatkan nasihat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cling | vi 1. stick, remain fast, melekap; (of smell) melekat: oysters ~ to rocks, tiram-tiram melekap pd batu; his wet clothes clung to him, pakaiannya yg basah itu melekap pd badannya; 2. hold tightly to, berpaut: the child clung to his mother’s hand, anak kecil itu berpaut pd tangan ibunya; she clung to the window ledge, dia berpaut pd belebas tingkap; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| precariously | adv 1. dangerously, insecurely, dlm keadaan berbahaya: he clung ~ to the ship’s railing,dia berpaut dlm keadaan berbahaya pd susur kapal; 2. uncertainly, dlm keadaan tdk tentu: she lived ~ on the pittance she received from the company, dia hidup dlm keadaan tdk tentu dgn upah yg sangat kecil yg diterimanya drpd syarikat itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grim | adj 1. resolute, teguh, kuat: it was only through ~ determination, that he was able to finish the job, hanya dgn azam yg kuat dia dapat menyudahkan kerjanya; /hold on, hang on/ like ~ death, berpaut bermati-matian: he hung on to the tree like ~ death to avoid being swept away by the current, dia berpaut bermati-matian pd pokok itu utk mengelakkan drpd dihanyutkan oleh arus; 2. serious, unsmiling, serius, garang: looking rather ~, the director came out to talk to the reporters, dgn wajah yg agak serius, pengarah itu keluar utk bercakap dgn para wartawan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hold 1 | ~ on, a. also ~ on a /minute, second/, wait, tunggu (sebentar, sekejap): ~ on, I’ll go and get her, tunggu sebentar, saya akan pergi memanggilnya; b. cling tightly, berpaut: I can’t ~ on much longer, my hands are tired, saya tdk boleh berpaut lebih lama lagi, tangan saya sudah lenguh; c. continue in spite of difficulties, bersabar: we were told to ~ on as help would reach us soon, kami diberitahu supaya bersabar krn pertolongan akan sampai tdk lama lagi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hobble | vi also ~ along, berjalan /tempang, pincang, terincut-incut/: the injured man ~d along, leaning on my arm, orang yg cedera itu berjalan terincut-incut dgn berpaut pd lengan saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |