| pierce | vt1. penetrate esp with st sharp, a. (knife, dagger, spear, etc) menikam; (accidentally) tertikam: his opponent ~d his shoulder with a sword, lawannya menikam bahunya dgn pedang; the dagger ~d his arm, lengannya tertikam pisau belati; b. (small pointed object like pin, needle, etc) mencucuk, menusuk; (accidentally) tercucuk, tertusuk: the mischievous boy ~d his classmate’s arm with the nib of his pen, budak nakal itu mencucuk lengan rakan sedarjahnya dgn mata pen; a large thorn had ~d her foot, kakinya tercucuk | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| repartee | n 1. witty, clever retort, tikam balas: his ~ enchanted his audience, tikam balasnya mempesonakan para penonton; 2. skill in making such retorts, menikam balas: his skill at ~ is undoubted, kepetahannya menikam balas tdk diragui. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stab | vt 1. wound with a pointed instrument, menikam: the dead man had been ~bed three times, si mati telah ditikam tiga kali; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stab | n 1. a. act of stabbing, tikaman: ~ wounds, luka tikaman; make a ~ at so., mencuba menikam sso; b. wound caused by this, luka tikaman; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| poise | vt 1. balance, menyeimbangkan: note how he ~d his head and shoulders, lihat bagaimana dia menyeimbangkan kepala dan bahunya; 2. hold in readiness, mengacu: he ~d the spear ready to stab, dia mengacu lembing itu utk menikam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |