Definisi : vt also ~ in, (fig.) mengawal, mengekang: he ~ed in his horse and allowed it to drink at the stream, dia mengekang kudanya dan membenarkan kudanya minum di sebatang anak sungai; we have to ~ in our expenditure for the next few months, kita mesti mengawal perbelanjaan kita utk beberapa bulan seterusnya. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : keep a tight ~ on, mengawal [sst] dgn ketat; (emotion) benar-benar mengawal [sst]: mother had always kept a tight ~ on her spending, emak sentiasa mengawal perbelanjaannya dgn ketat sejak dr dulu; she managed to keep a tight ~ on her emotions throughout the sad ceremony, dia benar-benar dapat mengawal emosinya sepanjang upacara yg sedih itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : give free ~ to, /membenarkan, membiarkan/ [sst] bertindak bebas; (imagination) membiarkan [khayalan] menerawang bebas: he gave his army free ~ to crush the rebellion, dia membenarkan tenteranya bertindak bebas utk menghancurkan pemberontakan itu; in this abstract painting the artist has given free ~ to his imagination, dlm lukisan abstrak ini, pelukis membiarkan khayalannya menerawang bebas; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n 1. (often in pl) straps for controlling a horse, tali kekang; (for restraining a child) kendali: he pulled hard on the ~s and the horse stopped, dia menarik tali kekang dgn kuat dan kuda itu berhenti; 2. (in pl) means of controlling, /teraju, tampuk/ /pemerintahan, kuasa/: she assumed the ~s of power following the revolution, dia memegang tampuk kuasa berikutan revolusi itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)