| wrench | vi meronta-ronta: he ~ed free from the man’s grip, dia meronta-ronta utk melepaskan diri dr cengkaman lelaki itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wrench | ~ os /away, out/, meronta-ronta utk melepaskan diri: the girl ~ed herself out of his grasp and ran away, gadis itu meronta-ronta utk melepaskan diri dr cengkamannya dan cabut lari; ~ st /away, out/, /merenggut, merentap/ sst: he tried to ~ the scissors away from me, dia mencuba merenggut gunting itu dr tangan saya; I tried to ~ the letter out of his hand, saya mencuba merentap surat itu dr tangannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| afloat | get st ~, a. mengapungkan: all attempts to get the ship ~ failed, segala usaha utk mengapungkan kapal itu gagal; b. (fig.) menyelamatkan: they have done everything in their power to get the company ~ again, mereka telah berusaha sedaya-upaya utk menyelamatkan syarikat itu; keep ~, terus mengapung: in her struggle to keep ~ she must have swallowed some water, semasa dia meronta-ronta utk terus mengapung, dia mungkin tertelan air; keep so. ~, a. mengapungkan sso; b. (fig.) menyara hidup sso: his employer advanced him $500 to keep him ~ until pay-day, majikannya memberinya pendahuluan sebanyak $500 utk menyara hidupnya sementara menunggu hari gaji; keep st ~, a. mengapungkan sst; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |