whakatangatanga, v.t. 1. Loosen, release from restraint. E timata ana te hoe, e whakatangatanga ana te tangata i a ia.
2. Endeavour to loosen or disengage. Ka mau nga ringa o te teina, whakatangatanga noa; kihai i riro ake te punga (M.M. 185).
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