inaki
1. (verb) (-tia) to crowd one upon another.
Mehemea e kapi ana a waho o te ngutu, kōkiritia tonutia ki waenganui tonu o te matua, engari kia inaki tonu te rere o ngā toa hāpai rākau ki mua (JPS 1919:86). / If the entrance is closely guarded, attack right at the middle of the army, but rush as a tightly packed group of warriors with weapons raised in front.
2. (verb) (-tia) to overlap, cover with overlapping layers, cover with overlapping rows.
Ko ētahi o ngā whenua e inaki ana; ko ētahi anō e hia kē nei ngā hokonga (TTR 1990:369). / Some of the land blocks overlapped; some were also sold a number of times.
3. (verb) (-tia) to cut short another speaker - by beginning to speak before he has concluded.
Tē tukua tāku kōrero kia tau ki raro; inaki tonu mai koe (W 1971:77). / My speech wasn't over before I sat down when you cut in.
4. (verb) (-tia) to fall back on forces in the rear, come up to reinforce an advanced force.
Ka inaki ki runga ki ngā matua (W 1971:77). / They fall back onto the army divisions.
