2. (verb) (rangā,-a) to pull up by the roots.
E kore e taea te ranga i te rākau i te kaha tangata - he hōhonu rawa nō ngā pakiaka (TWMNT 8/9/1874:230). / The tree cannot be pulled up by human strength - because the roots are too deep.
3. (verb) to set in motion, transport.
Ko te kōrero hoki a Ngāti Tūwharetoa ko ngā pua manu he mea ranga mai nā Māui nō Hawaiki rā anō (M 2004:336). / Ngāti Tūwharetoa narratives say that the berry-bearing trees for birds were brought by Māui from Hawaiki.
Synonyms: whakarewa
4. (noun) group, team, company (of people).
Mō te nuinga o ngā kirimana tuhi marautanga pēnei, e rua noa iho ngā rōpū whai wāhi mai, arā ko tētahi ranga tuhi, me ētahi kāhui kaiwhakamāherehere hei āwhina i ia kaituhi (HM 3/1993:6). / For the majority of the curriculum writing contracts like this, there were just two groups involved, namely a writing team and some clusters of advisers to assist each writer.
5. (noun) shoal (of fish), school (of fish).
He nui noa atu te ranga ika e heke ana i taua awa i ngā tau katoa (TWMNT 24/3/1874:76). / Great shoals of fish come down that river every year.
Synonyms: matatuhi
