Definisi : vt 1. trap, a. mengepung: the police ~ed the fugitive, polis mengepung orang buruan itu; b. (fig.) membuat [sso] berasa tersepit: the prosecutor’s question ~ed him, soalan pendakwa itu membuat dia berasa tersepit; 2. (econ) memonopoli pasaran: the firm ~ed the sugar market, firma itu memonopoli pasaran gula (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vi membelok: she lost control of the car while she was ~ing, dia tdk dapat mengawal keretanya semasa dia membelok; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : in a tight ~, dlm keadaan terdesak; /look, glance/ at so. out of the ~ of o’s eye, mengerling (dr /sudut, ekor/ mata); make a ~ in, memonopoli pasaran; out of the ~ of o’s eye, dr /sudut, ekor/ mata: I noticed out of the ~ of my eye that someone had entered the room, dr sudut mata, saya ternampak ada orang masuk ke bilik itu; the four ~s of the /earth, world/, seluruh /ceruk rantau, pelosok dunia/; turn the ~, (after an illness, crisis, etc), (approp n +) pulih: he had been ill for a long time, but turned the ~ after the operation, dia sudah lama sakit, tetapi keadaannya pulih selepas pembedahan itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : cut /(off) a, the/ ~, cut across a corner, mengambil jalan pintas; cut ~s, a. take the simplest way, mengambil (jalan) mudah: if you cut ~s your work will not be satisfactory, kalau kamu mengambil mudah, hasil kerja kamu tdk akan memuaskan; b. reduce expenses, mengurangkan kos: to cut ~s on labour, mengurangkan kos buruh; /drive, force/ so. into a ~, (fig.) membuat sso tersepit: in the debate he was able to drive his opponent into a ~, dlm perdebatan itu dia dapat membuat lawannya tersepit; just (a)round the ~, dekat saja; (rel to time) sudah hampir: the bus-stop is just around the ~, perhentian bas itu dekat sahaja; Independence Day is just around the ~, Hari Merdeka sudah hampir; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n 1. point, place where two sides meet, sudut, penjuru, bucu: a square has four ~s, segi empat tepat mempunyai empat sudut; in a ~ of the room, di suatu sudut bilik itu; there was a speck of dust in the ~ of her eye, ada habuk melekat di sudut matanya; 2. bend, selekoh (jalan): a sharp ~, selekoh tajam; the car disappeared around the ~, kereta itu menghilang di selekoh jalan; 3. nook, ceruk, pelosok: the money was hidden in odd ~s of the house, wang itu tersorok di ceruk sana ceruk sini rumah itu; people came from all ~s of the country, orang datang dr setiap pelosok tanah air; 4. also corner – kick, tendangan /penjuru, sudut/; 5. also corner – hit, pukulan sudut; 6. (econ) monopoli pasaran; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)