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poutū

1. (verb) to be high, on the meridian, vertically above.

Kia poutū te marama, kia hinapōuri mai (W 1971:684). / When the moon is vertically above, when it's dark.

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2. (verb) to be vertical.

Ko ngā rārangi huapae me ngā rārangi poutū o te mea tūturu, ka huapae tonu, ka poutū tonu i te pikitia (RTA 2014:176). / The horizontal lines and the vertical ones of the real thing are horizontal and vertical in the picture.

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3. (modifier) vertical, perpendicular.

Pēhea nei te tā i ngā rārangi huapae me ngā rārangi poutū i tēnā momo tirohanga? (RTA 2014:176). / How should the horizontal and vertical lines be drawn in that type of scene?

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Synonyms: taparere, torotika, poupou

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