Touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
English: stroke
Bahasa: mengusap
membelaiBahasa Indonesia
stroke, nurse, caress, fondle, pet
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#17,811 of the corpus · 2.6 per million words · 11,051 occurrences
From bela (meN-…-i) · common, #3,859
Verb
Try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
English: nurse
Less certain link between this word and this sense.
Touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
English: caress, fondle
Bahasa: memanjakan, mengusap, meraba, mengelus, mencumbu, elus, membelai-belai, mengelus-elus
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5 more verb senses
Snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others
English: smooch, spoon
Bahasa: mengusap, meraba, mencumbu, menyendok
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Stroke or caress gently
English: pet
Bahasa: mengusap, meraba, mencumbu
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Strike a ball with a smooth blow
English: stroke
Bahasa: mengusap, mengelus, elus, membelai-belai, mengelus-elus
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Treat gingerly or carefully
English: stroke
Bahasa: mengusap, mengelus, elus, membelai-belai, mengelus-elus
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Treat carefully
English: nurse
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