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1. (verb) (-ia) to screen, protect, screen off, bind, shut out with a screen.

Ka rīia te hau (W 1971:339). / The wind was shut out with a screen.

Synonyms: taumaru, whakahaumaru, whakaruru, manaaki, tiaki, whakamarumaru, whakaruruhau, rauhī, parahau, araarai, whakahau, whakangungu, whakamaru, pare

2. (noun) screen, bond.

Whakatūria he rī mō ngā tipu nei, kei mate i te hau. / Erect some screens for these plants lest they die from the wind.

Synonyms: tītopa, pāhoka, pāhokahoka, pātakitaki, tūrutu, pātūtū, whakaruru, tauārai, mata, pā, ārai, rīanga, takitaki, pākai, pākai riri, araarai, pātū, pekerangi, ārei

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