rau
1. (verb) (-a) to put into, gather into, place into.
Ka marū ngā manu ka raua ki roto i te tahā hue, ki roto rānei i te pātua tōtara (TWK 32:10). / When the birds were cooked they were put into gourd calabashes, or into tōtara bark food receptacles.
Synonyms: whawhao
2. (verb) (-a) to catch (with a net).
Kua riro a Koro ki te rau inanga (W 1971:328). / Koro has gone to catch whitebait.
