| taut | 2. worried and tense, risau dan cemas: she looked ~ and anxious as she waited for her son, dia kelihatan risau dan cemas menunggu anaknya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| taut | adj 1. pulled tightly, tegang, regang; (of muscle, body) kejang, tegang: they pulled the rope until it became ~, mereka menarik tali itu sehingga tegang: his whole body was ~, and he could not move, keseluruhan b | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tight | 2. taut, tegang: make sure that the rope is ~, pastikan tali itu tegang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tighten | 2. make taut, menegangkan: the violinist ~ed the strings before beginning to play, pemain violin itu menegangkan tali violinnya sebelum mula memainkannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tension | 2. degree of being taut, tegangan: the ~ of this tennis racket needs to be adjusted, tegangan reket tenis ini perlu diselaraskan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stiffen | vi 1. become taut, rigid, menjadi kaku;(of corpse) menjadi keras: he ~ed when he heard the shot, dia menjadi kaku apabila mendengar tembakan itu; the corpse will ~ as rigor mortis sets in, mayat akan menjadi keras apabila rigor mortis berlaku; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| slack | adj 1. not taut or tight, kendur: the fan belt was old and had become ~, tali kipas itu sudah lama dan telah menjadi kendur; the horse’s girth was too ~, tali perut kuda itu terlalu kendur; her grip on the bar is a little ~, pegangannya pd palang itu agak kendur; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tense1 | 2. rigid, taut, tegang, kejang: my neck is ~, leher saya tegang; ~ nerves, urat-urat yg tegang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| come | ~ on, a. follow, ikut, menyusul: you leave now, I’ll ~ on later, kamu pergi sekarang, saya akan ikut kemudian; b. (of electrical appliances) terpasang; (light) bernyala, menyala, terpasang; c. (of illness) start, akan mendapat; (attack of asthma, hay fever, etc) akan diserang: my neck muscles feel taut; I may have migraine coming on, urat leher saya berasa tegang; mungkin saya akan mendapat migrain; d. (of night, season, rain, etc), [various translations]: the harvest must be completed before the rainy season ~s on, penuaian mesti selesai sebelum musim hujan; night is coming on, malam merangkak tiba; it came on to snow, salji mula turun; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |