Tākiri. 1. v.t. Untie, loosen. Hutia te punga, takiritia hoki nga ra (T. 70).
2. Spread out food; ? open the receptacles containing it. Takiritia ra he kai ma te ope taua (M. 33).
3. Disengage the fibre of flax. He taroa ka oti te takiri, ka whenutia hei whenu ena.—Kei te takiri whitau ratou.
4. Free fromtapu. Takiritia ra te tapu o Ruanuku (M. 361). He takiritanga kainga.
5. Draw away suddenly. Ka takiritia mai te tahā i roto i te wai (T. 91). Potaka takiri, a humming top which was spun by drawing the string smartly from it, the top being steadied by means of a piece of wood called the papa takiri.
6. Snare with a noose and long string. Ka ora karikari aruhe, ka mate takiri kaka (P.).
7. Pull, pull out, pull up, pluck. Ka tae ki te toetoe, toetoe whatu pakau nei, takiritia mai (Pi. 135, 3). E tono ana kia whakaaetia taua whenua hei takiritanga rarauhe mo tana mara.—Mo tona takiritanga makawe.
8. Set in motion a body of men. Takiritia ake ona hoa tokorua pu (T. 172).
9. Thrust, of paddles; strictly, the smart return stroke. Whai noa atu ana te takiringa hoe (M. 216).
10. v.i. Start convulsively. Ka takiri ai tana peke (M. 171).
11. Fly back, as a spring.
12. Dawn. Ka takiri te ata (T. 179). I whakaorangia au mo te takiritanga o te ata (T. 46).
13. n. Convulsive twitching, regarded as an omen. Maranga, he nanakia, e kai ana te takiri, he parekura kei te ata (T. 200).
14. Rush, charge. Kia paia te takiri.
15. False retreat to lead enemy into an ambuscade.
tākirikiri. 1. v.t. Pluck at repeatedly. Iti te kopara, kai takirikiri ana i runga i te kahikatea (P.).
2. a. Split into fine strips. Te tauri komore, he karetu, he mea takirikiri, ka whiria kia pai.
3. ad. Convulsively, by jerks. E kainga takirikiritia ana e te ngarara. (Of shooting pains.)
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