2. (verb) to be full, taut, close.
3. (noun) tightness, tautness, tension.
Kua tuia ngā paerunga ki ngā paeraro – atu i tērā e matatewha ana ngā karu kōata – e puare ana ngā ngutu, me te renarena o te kiri e kitea atu ai ngā niho tetē (Te Whakamātautau Māori ā-tuhi mō te tau 2009). / The top and bottom eyelids are sewn together– except for the glass eyes which were open – but their lips are open, and the skin is stretched back so that the clenched teeth are revealed.
