1. (verb) (-a) to slice, mow down, exterminate, glide, go quickly, skim lightly along the surface, cut down (weeds, etc.).
Anana! Tītipi ana taua waka (NM 1928:60). / Lo and behold! the canoe skimmed lightly along the surface.
Synonyms: tipi, tipi hauraro
2. (noun) chip (deep fried potato).
I ana kai katoa, he tītipi te kīnaki (Ng 1993:55). / He had chips with all his food.
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