Tipi, tītipi. 1. v.t. Pare, slice, pare off. Tipia atu nga tarutaru ka ngaki ai i te mara.
2. Dress the surface of timber with an adze (toki tarai).
3. Affect by incantations. Tipia e te tohunga ki te karakia, maemae iho nga kai.
4. Exterminate. Ka tipia ki te tipi a Houmea.
5. v.i. Glide, skim lightly along the surface. Anana! titipi ana taua waka (T. 70). Ko tana manu he kahu, e noho na ano taua manu; ko nga paihau he ngaru ano e tipi ana i uta.
6. Go quickly or smoothly. Ka whanatu au, ka tipi ki Taranaki (M. 88).
7. Play at ducks and drakes.
8. n. A short club thrown by hand at close quarters.
9. a. In the expression heke tipi, the board placed on edge under each of the end rafters of a native house.
whakatipi. 1. v.i. Glide by, pass by. Kia whakatipi taku manu (M. 405). Kei whea to patu e hoka i te rangi hei patu whakatipi ki mua ki te upoko? (M. 162).
2. n. Vagabond, wanderer. ‖ tipiwhenua.
tipitipi, v.i. Spread rapidly. Ka rongo ha ki a Kiki; tipitipi ana te rongo (T. 172).
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