1. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to press together, squeeze.
Ka kōpēa ana hūhā e Hine-nui-te-pō (W 1971:136). / Hine-nui-te-pō pressed her thighs together.
Synonyms: kōpēpē
2. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to be in a soft mass, pulpy, pliable.
He mea penupenu ngā rīwai kia kōpē. / The potatoes were mashed into a pulp.
Synonyms: tāhōhō, tāromiromi, pīngore, māngohe, ngāwari, kōngohe, ngohe, ngohengohe
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