Bahasa Melayu

memecut

Bahasa Melayu

English

whip, drive at speed, speed up

To make something move faster, especially a vehicle.

ممچوت

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Pemandu itu memecut keretanya di lebuh raya.

    The driver sped up his car on the highway.

  2. Kuda itu memecut apabila mendengar bunyi meriam permulaan.

    The horse sped off when it heard the starting gun.

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What does “drive at speed” mean in Malay?

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memecut

Used for moving a vehicle faster than before.

Word family

Common derived forms

pecut
whip; something used to lash
pecutan
speeding; the act of speeding up

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.