1. (verb) (-a,-ia,-ina) to throw, toss, lay, place.
Ka pangā te paipa ki te ahi, hei te uinga a te hākui rā ki tana paipa, kua wera kē (TP 2/1904:1). / The pipe was thrown into the fire and when the elderly lady asked for her pipe it had already been burnt.
Synonyms: reimana, takoto, wāhi, kopou, whiuwhiu, maka, makamaka, moka, whakatū, wāhanga, whakanoho, whakanohonoho, whakatakoto, whiu, taiwhanga
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