huti

1. (verb) (hūtia) to pull out, pull up, haul up - the u becomes a long vowel in the passive form, i.e. hūtia.

Ka mea atu a Kupe ki a Hotu, “Ka hoki tāua. Hūtia te punga o tō tāua waka.” (JPS 1957:218). / Kupe said to Hotu, “Let's go back. Pull up the anchor of our canoe.”

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Synonyms: whakatū, koko, huhuti, hutihuti, heu, kounu, auru, paunu, kōhiti, unu, tākiri, maunu, whakatahi, kume, kōwhiti, unuunu, kohika

2. (verb) (hūtia) to raise (a flag, etc.), hoist.

Ka kumea iho e taua heramana te haki o Whītī, ka hūtia ake te haki o Ingarani (TWMNT 15/12/1874:310). / The sailor pulled down Fiji's flag and raised the flag of England.

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3. (verb) (hūtia) to pluck (feathers and hair).

I hūtia ake e te tangata mangumangu he huru manu i taku pare (TTR 1990:101). / A black man plucked a feather from my hair.

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Synonyms: huhuti, hutihuti