| balk | vt thwart, disappoint, menghalangi, merintangi: he ~ed all my attempts to see his daughter, dia menghalangi segala percubaan saya hendak berjumpa dgn anak perempuannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bar | vt 1. secure with a bar, memalang: to lock and ~ a door, mengunci dan memalang pintu; 2. obstruct (lit. & fig.) merintangi, menghalangi, menggalangi: the road was ~red by a fallen tree, jalan itu dirintangi sebatang pokok yg tumbang; illiteracy ~s the way to progress, buta huruf menghalangi kemajuan; 3. shut out, exclude, menghalang: reporters were ~red from the court, pemberita dihalang masuk ke mahkamah; 4. prohibit, melarang: students are ~red from participating actively in politics, pelajar-pelajar dilarang bergiat cergas dlm politik; the chairman ~s smoking at meetings, pengerusi melarang orang merokok semasa bermesyuarat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| block | vt 1. shape on a block, membentuk [n] di atas kelebut: to ~ a hat, membentuk topi di atas kelebut 2. obstruct, (act.) menyekat, menghalangi, merintangi; (pass.) tersekat, terhalang, terintang: they tried to ~ his promotion, mereka mencuba menyekat kenaikan pangkatnya; to ~ a bill, menyekat rang undang-undang; to ~ an opponent, menyekat lawan; the road was ~ed by a landslide, jalan raya itu tersekat oleh tanah runtuh; 3. restrict use, conversion of (currency etc) mengehadkan /penggunaan, pertukaran/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |