2. (verb) (-hia) to remove, take away.
Ka tango ki te pū wīwī, ka rere iho taua wahine nei ki roto ki te kōruarua, ākina iho hoki taua pū wīwī nei (NM 1928:9). / The woman removed the clump of rushes and fled down into the hole and replaced the clump of rushes.
Synonyms: hiki, hura, opeope, kāhaki, maiki, tauwehe, mākerekere, whakahorohoro, unuunu, hīkaro, huaranga
3. (verb) (-hia) to subtract, take away, minus.
E waru, tangohia te toru, ka rima (8 - 3 = 5) (TRP 2010:251). / Eight minus three is five.
