2. (verb) (-tia) to seize, catch and hold firmly.
Nā ngā kaiwhakatuma i herepū te rererangi, ā, ka patua he taunaha (Ng 1993:419). / The terrorists seized the aeroplane and killed the hostage (Ng 1993:419).
Synonyms: hopu, rawhirawhi, rawhi, romi, kōhaki, hopuhopu, kōwhakiwhaki, rarahu, rarawhi, aurara
3. (noun) embargo.
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