2. (verb) (-tia) to become entangled.
Kātahi ka tapikitia e ia tana aho, ehara, ka mau ake te whare o taua kaumātua nei, o Tonga-nui, i tana matau (NM 1928:16). / Then his line got entangled, and lo and behold he had caught the house of that elder, Tonga-nui, with his hook.
3. (verb) (-tia) to lock off, turn in the strands of a piece of weaving.
Kua tapikitia ngā whenu harakeke hei whakaoti i te kete (RTA 2014:163). / The lengthwise threads of flax have been locked off to complete the basket.
4. (modifier) doubled over, overlapping.
Ka kī atu te tuahine o Tinirau ki a ia, "He aha te tohu o Kae?" Ka kī atu ia, "He niho tapiki." (NM 1928:29). / Then Tinirau's sister said to him, "What is Kae's distinguishing characteristic?" He replied, "He has an overlapping tooth."
Synonyms: īnakinaki
