1. (verb) to be loose, unfastened, insecure.
Tēnā āta herea anō te mea nā kia kore ai e hūngorungoru (PK 2008:156). / Now tie that thing up properly so that it will not come loose.
Synonyms: ngoru, tangatanga, tatere, tāreparepa, moepuku, mātangatanga, korokoro, tāngengangenga, tāwēwē, kaewa, hāngengangenga, tāngāngā, tangara, tangoro, tītengi
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