gouge | vt make (hole) in st roughly, menebuk: some hooligan had ~d a hole in the notice board, ada budak jahat yg telah menebuk lubang pd papan kenyataan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
gnaw | vt 1. bite continuously, menggerogot; (finger-nails) menggigit-gigit: the puppy ~ed the bone, anak anjing itu menggerogot tulang; 2. bite (way) through st, menebuk; (of ant beetle etc) membuat: a squirrel ~ed a hole in the coconut, tupai menebuk lubang pd buah kelapa itu; white ants have ~ed their way through the back of the cupboard, anai-anai membuat jalan menerusi belakang gerobok; 3. cause distress, anxiety to, menyeksa: sorrow ~ed his heart, kesedihan menyeksa jiwanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
broach | vt 1. bring up, introduce (subject) for discussion, menimbulkan: he ~ed the subject at the meeting, dia menimbulkan perkara itu dlm mesyuarat; 2. pierce (cask) to draw wine etc, menebuk: to ~ a cask of wine, menebuk tong wain. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
hollow | vt usu ~ st out, [various translations]: the children ~ed out the pumpkins and put candles inside, budak-budak mengorek isi labu dan membubuh lilin di dalamnya; the dripping water had ~ed the rock, air yg menitis telah melekukkan batu itu; they ~ed out a whole tree and made it into a canoe, mereka menebuk batang pokok utk membuat kanu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |