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unuunu

1. (verb) (-hia) to pull out, withdraw, remove (several things).

Kātahi rātou ka tahuri ki te tapatapahi i ngā kaha o ngā waka, ki te unuunu hoki i ngā puru (NM 1928:143). / Then they set about cutting the lashings of the canoes and removing the bungs.

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Synonyms: maiki, tango, tauwehe, mākerekere, whakahorohoro, hīkaro, huaranga, hura, opeope, kāhaki, hiki, kounu, auru, tākiri, kōhiti, paunu, unu, kōwhiti, kume, whakatahi, maunu, kohika, huhuti, huti, hutihuti, heu

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