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1. (verb) (hūtia) to pull out, pull up, haul up - the u becomes a long vowel in the passive form, i.e. hūtia.

Ka mea atu a Kupe ki a Hotu, “Ka hoki tāua. Hūtia te punga o tō tāua waka.” (JPS 1957:218). / Kupe said to Hotu, “Let's go back. Pull up the anchor of our canoe.”

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Synonyms: whakatū, koko, huhuti, hutihuti, heu, kounu, auru, paunu, kōhiti, unu, tākiri, maunu, whakatahi, kume, kōwhiti, unuunu, kohika

2. (verb) (hūtia) to raise (a flag, etc.), hoist.

Ka kumea iho e taua heramana te haki o Whītī, ka hūtia ake te haki o Ingarani (TWMNT 15/12/1874:310). / The sailor pulled down Fiji's flag and raised the flag of England.

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3. (verb) (hūtia) to pluck (feathers and hair).

I hūtia ake e te tangata mangumangu he huru manu i taku pare (TTR 1990:101). / A black man plucked a feather from my hair.

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Synonyms: huhuti, hutihuti

4. (verb) (hūtia) to fish, reel in.

Kei te huti ika ōna tuākana (NM 1928:14). / His older brothers were fishing.

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5. (noun) pulling, hoisting, fishing, raising, plucking, uplifting.

I pēnei ai te whānui, kia ngāwari ai te huti i ngā tupu (TWK 5:4). / It's done like this so that the plants are easily transplanted.

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Synonyms: tō, kato, whawhaki, hutinga, whakaputu, whakatupu, hīanga, whakatipu, whakapiki, whakatūtū

Ringa huti punga

1. The hand that pulls up the anchor: for someone with great strength who will do a task most people would not.

Tō kaha hoki e te ringa huti punga / What strength you have the hand that pulls up the anchor stone.

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hutihiki

1. (noun) (weightlifting) clean and jerk.

huhuti

1. (verb) (hūtia) to pull out, hoist, haul up, pluck (feathers and hair), fish - alternative form for huti.

Kua hōhonu ki te whenua ngā pakiaka o te rākau e kore e taea te huhuti (TWM 17/7/1869:1). / The roots of the tree are deep into the ground and cannot be pulled out.

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