1. (verb) (-tia) to block, obstruct.
Kua horo te pari, ā, kua tāihatia te huarahi. / The cliff has slipped and the road is blocked.
Synonyms: kōpeka, kōpekapeka, kati, taupā, taupare, pā, whakakōroiroi, whakapā, whakahōtaetae, ngihangiha, ārai, aukati, hōtaetae, pākati, taipuru, ārei
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