1. (verb) (kopia) to shut, double together.
Ka moimoi a Tama rāua ko Whakatūria, ka au mai anō te kurī rā, "Au!" Kokopi rawa iho a Toi i tōna māngai, e tau tonu ake ana i roto (NM 1928:54). / Tama and Whakatūria called for the dog and it barked, "Au!" Toi shut his mouth tightly, but it continued to bark inside.
Synonyms: kopiti, kati, kopi, tūtaki, tūtakitaki, uaki, katikati, tūtataki, whakakopiti, kore
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