Definisi : vt menyebabkan [sst] /kecut, susut/, mengecutkan, menyusutkan: washing your jumper in hot water will ~ it, membasuh baju sejuk kamu dlm air panas akan menyebabkan baju itu kecut; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ from the thought, tdk mahu fikir langsung: she shrank from the thought of having to kill it, dia tdk mahu fikir langsung utk membunuh binatang itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 3. (avoid st or doing st) mengelak; (be reluctant to do st) tdk mahu, enggan: it was a horrible task but he did not ~ from it, tugas itu menggerunkan namun dia tdk mengelak drpd melakukannya; a shy boy who ~s from meeting people, budak lelaki yg pemalu, yg mengelak drpd bertemu dgn orang lain; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : the man lifted his fist and the boy shrank back in terror, orang itu mengangkat penumbuknya dan budak itu berundur ketakutan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 2. also ~ /away, back/, recoil, move backward, berundur: she shrank away from him as he moved menacingly towards her, dia berundur apabila lelaki itu mara ke arahnya secara mengancam; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : d. (of piece of property, forest, etc) susut: our forests are shrinking, hutan-hutan kita kian susut; e. (of economy) susut; (of hopes, expectation) pudar: hope of finding survivors is ~ing, harapan utk menemui mereka yg terselamat semakin pudar; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : b. (of person) susut: his flesh seems to have shrunk and he looks very old and wrinkled, tubuh lelaki itu nampaknya sudah susut dan dia kelihatan sangat tua dan berkedut; c. (of number of people or things, money, etc) berkurang, susut: his funds were ~ing rapidly, wangnya susut dgn cepat sekali; the number of applicants has shrunk this year, bilangan pemohon telah berkurang tahun ini; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vi 1. become smaller or less, a. (of cloth, clothing) mengecut, susut: the material will ~ if you soak it in water, kain itu akan mengecut jika kamu merendamnya di dlm air; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n (colloq or humorous) psychiatrist, doktor sakit jiwa; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)