whakakaewa
1. (verb) (-tia) to detatch, loosen, slacken, unloose.
Whakakaewatia te taura kia kaewa (W 1971:82). / Loosen the rope so that it is slack.
Synonyms: tākiri, whakamatara, tangatanga, maunu, whakatangatanga, hangoro, whakakorokoro, whakangoru, tākōkō