kuti
1. (verb) (kūtia) to draw together, contract, pinch, nip, restrict, crush (between two objects) - usually kūtia in the passive form.
Nā te kata a te moho pererū, ka oho a Hine-nui-te-pō, ka kūtia a Māui ki roto (Te Ara 2011). / Because the banded rail laughed, Hine-nui-te-pō woke and Māui was crushed.
Synonyms: taipuru, nati, whakatina, hamaruru, taukini, whakakikini, nonoti, noti, kati, nanapi, pakini, honi, hohoni, kuku, kikini, kini, timotimo, kinikini, timo, kakati, kukuti
2. (noun) bad dream, nightmare.
Ko tētahi o aku tino kuti, me te mea nei e whāia ana au e tētahi tangata kino, e tētahi hanga kino (HJ 2017:161). / In one of my main nightmares it is as if I am being chased by an evil man, or a malicious mob.
