Definisi : ~ out, menjarangkan: you should ~ out these seedlings so that the healthier ones can grow well, kamu harus menjarangkan anak benih ini supaya yg subur akan tumbuh dgn baik. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ down, a. lose weight, susut, menjadi kurus: he has ~ned down considerably since I saw him last, badannya susut banyak sejak kali akhir saya bertemu dengannya; b. make more liquid, mencairkan: ~ down the sauce a bit (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 3. (seedlings, flowers, etc) menjarangkan: I spent the whole morning ~ning the seedlings, saya menghabiskan sepanjang pagi menjarangkan anak benih; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 2. make scanty, sparse, mengurangkan: years of civil war had ~ned the population, perang saudara yg berlaku bertahun-tahun itu telah mengurangkan bilangan penduduk; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vt 1. cause to become more liquid, mencairkan: he ~ned the paint by adding some spirit, dia mencairkan cat dgn menambahkan spirit sedikit; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 3. (of hair) menjadi jarang: his hair had begun to ~, rambutnya mulai menjadi jarang; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 2. also ~ out, become scanty, sparse, berkurang: the trees ~ out at this high altitude, pokok-pokok berkurang di kawasan yg lebih tinggi; the crowd began to ~ out towards the end of the match, jumlah kumpulan peno (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vi 1. become less dense, menjadi nipis, menipis: the mist ~ned as they descended the mountain, kabus menipis semasa mereka menuruni gunung itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : adv thinly, nipis-nipis: she cut the bread ~, dia menghiris roti itu nipis-nipis; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : /disappear, vanish/ into ~ air, hilang /lenyap, ghaib/: they couldn’t find him anywhere. It’s as if he had disappeared into ~ air, mereka tdk dapat menemuinya di mana-mana. Dia seolah-olah hilang ghaib; have a ~ time, (colloq) (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : as ~ as a rake, kurus spt lidi: when we first brought him home he was as ~ as a rake – look at him now!, semasa kami mula-mula membawanya pulang, dia kurus spt lidi – tengoklah badan dia sekarang!; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ on top, mula botak; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ on the ground, (colloq) tak banyak: good storybooks for children are rather ~ on the ground, buku cerita yg baik utk kanak-kanak tak banyak; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 7. (of voice) high-pitched, halus: “Who is it?” he said in a ~ tremulous voice, “Siapa itu?” dia berkata dgn suara yg halus dan menggigil; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 6. weak, not very convincing, (of excuse, argument) lemah; (of disguise, humour) tdk menjadi; (of novel etc) tdk bermutu: that’s a pretty ~ excuse, itu satu alasan yg sangat lemah; I find his argument rather ~ (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 5. watery, cair: he complained that his rice porridge was ~, dia bersungut bubur nasinya terlalu cair; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 4. scanty, sparse, a. (of people) kurang: a ~ audience, penonton yg kurang; b. (of hair) jarang: his hair was getting ~, rambutnya semakin jarang; c. (of rain) renyai; d. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 3. not dense, nipis, tipis, tdk tebal: ~ smoke curled out of the chimney, asap nipis bergelung-gelung naik dr cerobong itu; ~ mist, kabus nipis; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 2. skinny, lean, kurus: she has become ~ since her illness, dia menjadi kurus sejak jatuh sakit; a few ~ cows were grazing in the clearing, beberapa ekor lembu yg kurus sedang meragut rumput di cerang; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : paper-~, nipis: paper-~ wafers, biskut wafer yg nipis; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : adj 1. having small extent between opposite surfaces, nipis, tipis; (of wire, thread, etc) halus: a piece of ~ silk, sehelai kain sutera yg nipis; the meat is cut in ~ slices, daging itu dipotong nipis; a ~ lay (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)