pupuri
1. (verb) (purihia,puritia) to hold, retain possession of, keep, hold on to, grip, restrain, keep in the memory, save (computer), burn (a disk).
Ka warua katoa ngā tapeha, māmā ana tērā ki te pupuri (HP 1991:15). / When the bark was scraped off it was easy to hold.
Synonyms: puripuri, puri, tiaki, pupuru, whakapupuri, whakawhenua, whakaita, paraire, nati, whakatina
2. (modifier) retaining, holding.
Ko tā Hīria he kohi rimurapa hei hanga pōhā tītī, he raranga kete pupuri pōhā hei kawe mai i ngā tītī i te motu (TTR 1996:71). / Hīria's task was gathering bull kelp to make bags for preserving muttonbirds, and weaving baskets to hold the kelp bags to transport the muttonbirds from the island.
3. (noun) retention, retaining.
I nanao atu ia ki ngā taonga o te ao hou, me te pupuri i ngā tikanga o te ao tawhito (TTR 1990:27). / He grasped hold of the treasures of the new world while retaining the practices of the old world.
