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tauteka

1. (verb) (-tia) to support (with a prop), prop up, shore up.

Ka tautekatia te pakitara o te whare i muri i te rū, kei hinga. / The wall of the house was propped up after the earthquake in case it fell over.

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Synonyms: tokotoko, toko, whakatete, tautoko


2. (verb) (-tia) to tighten by twisting, brace.


3. (verb) (-tia) to carry on a pole (between two people).


4. (noun) brace, prop, pole (on which a weight is carried between two people).

Synonyms: taputapu, uehā, utauta

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