2. (verb) to be defeated, beaten, overcome, overpowered.
Ko te whakaaro ka whakaekea e rātau a Ahuriri, engari whakaekea kētia ana ko rātau e Kānara Hōri Whitimoa, poko tonu atu (TTR 1994:154). / It was thought that they would attack Napier, but they themselves were attacked by Colonel George Whitmore and totally defeated.
Synonyms: pari te ihu, kake, where, pāpā, wikitōria, whakatina, tārū, hinga, raupatu, tae, takapapa, pārure, whakatūoi, mate, whara, poke
3. (noun) hole.
