See Also: dare 1, verb, modal verb(dictionary)
rim 2, verb(dictionary)
tot 2, verb(dictionary)
dip 1, verb(dictionary)
din 2, verb(dictionary)
dim 2, verb(dictionary)
brief 3, verb(dictionary)
fog 2, verb(dictionary)
top 3, verb(dictionary)
know 1, verb(dictionary)

Malaysian (iou) and rid 2, verb (oh)


Malaysian (iou)



Malaysian noun & adjective. E17.
[from Malaysia a name for the Malay archipelago, from root of Malay Melayu after Asia etc.: see -AN.]
A. noun. A native or inhabitant of the Malay archipelago in SE Asia or spec. (now) of the Federation of Malaysia (formed in 1963 from the States of Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak, and the now independent State of Singapore). E17.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Malay archipelago or (now) Malaysia. L19.
Malaysiani'zation noun the action or process of Malaysianizing something, as by introducing Malaysian personnel L20.
Malaysianize verb trans. make Malaysian in character or composition, employ Malaysians in L20.

rid 2, verb (oh)



2 v past tense and past participle rid present participle ridding
rid of [rid sb/sth of sth] phr v
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old Norse; Origin: rythja 'to clear land']
to take action so that a person, place etc is no longer affected by something bad or no longer has it
-see also overcome overcome
::a promise to rid the country of nuclear weapons
::Will science finally rid us of this disease?
rid yourself of sth
::He struggled to rid himself of his fears.