2. (verb) to lay hold of, grasp (followed by ki), wield (as in mau rākau).
Kei hopu tōu ringa ki te aka tāepa, engari kia mau ki te aka matua (NM 1928:40). / Do not catch hold of the loose vine, but lay hold of the main vine.
3. (verb) to put on, wear.
Ina rā, te pūhutihuti me te mā o ngā makawe, te kikorangi o ngā whatu, te tāroaroa o te hanga, te paipa i te waha, he pāhau te kanohi, me tana kāmeta mau haere tonu e pūhia ana e te hau kaha o Pōneke (TTR 3:188). / Tall, bearded, with a shock of white hair and blue eyes, pipe in mouth, ever-present scarf flicking about in Wellington's stiffer breezes, he was instantly recognisable (DNZB 3:493).
Synonyms: whakatū, whakamaumau, uta
