tangara
1. (verb) to be loose, slack.
Wetewetekia te here o te kete kia tangara kia marama ai te haere ki Parihaka, ki te rūnā te kete he aha hoki te take o te haere? (TJ 6/6/1899:1). / Untie the binding of the basket so that it's loose and the travel to Parihaka is clear, because if the basket is securely closed just what is the purpose of going?
Synonyms: ngoru, tangatanga, tatere, tāreparepa, moepuku, mātangatanga, korokoro, tāngengangenga, tāwēwē, kaewa, hāngengangenga, hūngorungoru, tāngāngā, tangoro, tītengi
2. (verb) to be unencumbered, moveable, unfixed, portable.
Ko ngā tūru mō waenganui kia tangara, kia taea ai te hiki kia wātea a roto o te pahi (EM 2002:37). / The seats for the middle were to be moveable so that they could be removed to clear the inside of the bus.
