2. (verb) (-a,-tia) to strangle, hang.
Kātahi ka puta mai te whakaaro tērā pea me whakamate whakamomori kē ahau i ahau anō. He nui ngā momo tikanga hei whakamate. Me tārore rānei, me peke rānei i te paripari teitei, me kai paitini kē rānei (TWK 56:4). / Then the thought occurred that perhaps I should commit suicide instead. There are many ways to die, whether it be by hanging, jumping off a high cliff, or taking poison.
3. (noun) snare, trap.
