2. (verb) (-tia) to make a snare.
Ka takoto tana kōrero ko ana tēina kia tīkina kia koromahangatia ki te rua o te rā (JPS 1894:130). / He, with his younger brothers, arranged that they should lay a snare at the pit of the sun.
Synonyms: whāpiko
3. (noun) slip-knot.
Mā te koromāhanga e pupuri te kararehe (Ng 1993:434). / The slip-knot will hold the animal.
4. (noun) noose.
Ka mea atu taua māia raka ki ōna hoa, "Kaua e whakaohokia noatia, engari kia ngaro rawa te upoko ki roto ki te koromāhanga nei me ōna peke." (NM 1928:14). / Then that fellow said to his companions, "Don't startle it, but wait until the head disappears right into the noose with its limbs.
Synonyms: kono, kōpeti, tari, karu māhanga, māhanga, naha, reti, kaha, tāwhiti, koro
