kotē
1. (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-tia) to squeeze, crush, mash.
Kotētia te moka kia puta ai te hau (HM 2/2004:8). / Squeeze the end so the air is released.
Synonyms: kōparu, mōhungahunga, kōhari, kōparuparu, kōharihari, pehu, paruparu, whakapē, penupenu
2. (noun) squeezing, mashing, crushing.
Ko tērā te kī a Rawinia, me te kotē anō i ōna pongāihu mā ōna matihao (TWK 42:20). / That was what Rawinia said as she squeezed her nostrils with her fingers.
Synonyms: mōhungahunga
