Definisi : ~ st up, (price), (act.) menyebabkan [harga] naik, menaikkan [harga]; (pass.) [harga] naik: the government ~d up the price of tobacco, kerajaan menaikkan harga tembakau; petrol prices were ~d up by the crisis in the Middle East, harga minyak naik krn krisis di Timur Tengah; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ /so., st /out, a. see vt (sense 2.); b. cause st close down, memaksa sst ditutup: stiff competition ~d the small companies out, persaingan yg hebat telah memaksa syarikat-syarikat kecil ditutup; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ st (opinion, duty, etc) on so., memaksakan sst pd sso, memaksa sso + approp v: he likes to ~ his views on others, dia suka memaksakan pandangannya pd orang lain; she tried to ~ some more lasagna on me but I was full, dia mencuba memaksa saya makan lasagna lagi, tetapi saya sudah kenyang; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ st back, menahan sst: she ~d back her tears, dia menahan air matanya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ a smile, /menggagahi, memaksa/ diri utk senyum; ~ o’s way in, through, etc, merempuh + approp v: a group of students ~d their way into the faculty’s offices, sekumpulan penuntut merempuh masuk ke pejabat fakulti; the army unit ~d its way through the jungle, pasukan tentera itu merempuh melalui hutan rimba; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 4. strain, memaksa-maksa: don’t ~ your voice, jangan dipaksa-paksa suara kamu; 5. cause to mature early, memaksa pertumbuhan sst: we usually ~ rhubarb by placing a pipe over the plant, biasanya kami memaksa pertumbuhan rhubarb dgn menempatkan paip di atas tanaman itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 2. push, drive with effort, approp v + dgn paksa, memaksa + approp v: he tried to ~ the key into the lock, dia mencuba memasukkan anak kunci itu dgn paksa ke dlm mangganya; we will have to ~ this suitcase open, kita harus membuka beg ini dgn paksa; the police ~d everyone out of the room, polis memaksa semua orang keluar dr bilik itu; he ~d the gun from Azizah’s hand, dia memaksa Azizah melepaskan pistolnya; 3. (lock, door, window) mengopak; (by breaking it) memecahkan: the thieves ~d the door, pencuri-pencuri mengopak pintu itu; he ~d the lock, dia memecahkan mangga itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vt 1. compel, (act.) memaksa; (pass.) deliberately, dipaksa; (otherwise) terpaksa: hunger ~d him to steal, kelaparan memaksanya mencuri or dia terpaksa mencuri krn kelaparan; circumstances ~ me to resign, keadaan memaksa saya meletakkan jawatan or saya terpaksa meletakkan jawatan krn keadaan; she ~d the child to eat, dia memaksa budak itu makan; the bad weather ~d the pilot to land his plane in Canberra, krn cuaca buruk juruterbang itu terpaksa mendaratkan kapal terbangnya di Canberra; the hijackers ~d the pilot to land in Canberra, juruterbang itu dipaksa oleh perampas-perampas tersebut supaya mendarat di Canberra; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : the ~s, angkatan bersenjata; /by, from /~ of habit, terbiasa: by sheer ~ of habit he switched off the light as he went out, semata-mata krn terbiasa dia mematikan lampu sewaktu keluar; come into ~, dikuatkuasakan: the new law will come into ~ in June, undang-undang baru itu akan dikuatkuasakan dlm bulan Jun; in ~, a. in large numbers, dlm bilangan yg /ramai, banyak/: the enemy invaded in ~, musuh menyerbu dlm bilangan yg banyak; b. (leg.) berkuatkuasa: the 1850 law is still in ~, undang-undang 1850 itu masih berkuatkuasa; in full ~, seluruh + approp n: the Johnsons attended the wedding in full ~, seluruh keluarga Johnson menghadiri majlis perkahwinan itu; join ~s, bergabung, /bersatu, berpadu/ tenaga; to use ~ on so., menggunakan kekerasan thdp sso, mengerasi sso; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 3. so., st that exerts influence, kuasa: religion is a powerful ~ in shaping society, agama ialah kuasa yg kuat dlm membentuk masyarakat; ~s of nature, kuasa-kuasa alam; 4. (phys) daya: ~ of gravity, daya graviti; magnetic ~, daya magnet; 5. (mil, police) pasukan: police ~, pasukan polis; 6. legal power of binding, kuatkuasa: the ~ of an agreement, kuatkuasa perjanjian; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n 1. strength, might, kekuatan; (exerted by blow, wind, etc) kuatnya, kekuatan: he used all his ~ to break open the door, dia menggunakan seluruh kekuatannya utk memecahkan pintu itu; the ~ of her personality, kekuatan keperibadiannya; the ~ of his arguments, kekuatan hujah-hujahnya; the ~ of the gale ripped tiles off the roof, kuatnya ribut menerbangkan genting dr bumbung; 2. coercion, violence, kekerasan: the riot was quelled by ~, rusuhan itu ditumpaskan dgn kekerasan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)