kati
1. (verb) (-a) to close, shut, close up, block up, obstruct.
Ki te wāhi e tuwhera ana, ka whakamautia he pūrangi me te hīnaki, ānō nei hai kati i te huarahi wai ka haere ngā tuna mā reira ki te rere ana (HP 1991:15). / At the place that was open a net and the eel trap were attached as if to close the channel that the eels travelled up if they were running.
Synonyms: kopiti, kopi, tūtaki, tūtakitaki, kokopi, uaki, katikati, tūtataki, whakakopiti, kore, aukati, hōtaetae, pākati, kōpeka, taipuru, ārei, tāiha, kōpekapeka, taupā, taupare, pā, whakakōroiroi, whakapā, whakahōtaetae, ngihangiha, ārai
2. (verb) to be closed.
Te pekenga ake o Tamatekapua, ehara, kua kati te whatitoka; te hokinga mai anō o Whakatūria, kua kati te pihanga (NM 1928:57). / When Tamatekapua lept up, surprise surprise, the door was shut, and when Whakatūria returned the window was shut.
3. (modifier) closing.
Ko te 31 o Kohitātea te rā kati (HM 1/1997:3). / The 31st January is the closing date.
4. (noun) stopping, halting, stoppage.
E ai ki ngā tuhinga a Rāpata Taute mō Te Whiti i te tau 1883, he tangata e kauhau ana i te maungārongo me te kati i te waipiro (TTR 1994:173). / According to Robert Stout's writings about Te Whiti in 1883, he was a person that preached peace and temperance.
