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nati - nut; pinch

Nati, nanati, v.i. 1. Pinch or contract, as by means of a ligature, etc. Ka rere raua ki roto, katahi ka natia iho ki roto, tokorua, mate katoa. Nanati i te kaki, throttle, strangle.

2. Fastenraupothatch on the roof of a house. Tokohia nga tangata i natia ai te whare nei ? ‖ J. v, 150.

3. Restrain, stifle. Kaua e natia taku korero.

4. Weave a net.

natinati, nanati. 1. a. Pinched, constricted. Ka natinati toku korokoro.

2. v.t. Stifle, destroy. He nanati ki tetehi reo Maori ko te patu a te atua i te tangata e matemate nei.

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Williams Dictionary

Me whakatangatanga ngā nati ināianei.
Now, loosen the nuts (on a car wheel).

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