Whiu (i). 1. v.t. Throw, fling. Ka whiua hoki taku matau ki te wai (T. 21).
2. Put, place. E whiu ana te wahie ki te whare (T. 145). Whiua te kai ma te manuhiri. Whiu ke, divert. He tangata toutou koe, whakaaturia mai ana e koe to taonga, a whiua ketia ake.
3. Plant. Kei te whiu riwai a Te Wainohu.
4. Drive, cause to go. Whiua taua ki waho.
5. Collect, assemble. Ka tae ki reira katahi ka whiua nga tangata; ka korerotia e taua wahine ra (J. iii, 100).
6. Whip, chastise. He aha tau ka whiu nei i to tamaiti?
7. Kill. Katahi ano a Manaia ka tuketuke atu i tana tamaiti kia rere ki te whiu i te mataika (T. 119). No te panga o tana patu ki te tangata tuatahi i whiua ra e ia (ib.).
8. v.i. Be gathered together. E ahiahi kau iho ana ano, ehara, e whiu ana te tangata whenua (T. 167).
9. Turn or bend suddenly, toss. Ka hanga he tari ka hoatu ka potaria ki tona upoko, a ka whiu te kaki, kihai rawa i mau (T. 33).
10. n. A certain throw in wrestling.
11. A species of eel
whiunga, n. Plaited border of a cloak.
whakawhiu. 1. v.t. Oppress, afflict.
2. n. A kind of fishing net.
whiwhiu, v.i. 1. Keep aloof. He tangata whiwhiu koe i waho o tenei mahi.
2. Take flight, start up. Kihai te manu nei i whiwhiu, no te motunga i te mahanga i whiwhiu kino ai (M. 164).
whiuwhiu. 1. v.i. Wag, whisk. E whiuwhiu ana te hiore o te kuri.—Te whiuwhiu taku tatari (M. 380).
2. n. Layers of toetoe overlapping one another on the ridge of a house. Whiu (ii), pt. Satisfied with food, surfeited. Ka whiu au. Ka whiu te upoko, my head aches. ‖ Ta. fiu.
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