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tepe

1. (verb) to coagulate, clot.

Ki te kore e tepe te toto, ka raru te tangata ina motu tana kiri, i te mea ka rere tonu te toto, ka rere tonu (PK 2008:915). / If the blood doesn't clot a person is in trouble if she cuts herself because the blood continues to flow.

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2. (noun) clot.

Ka tino raru te tangata mēnā ka noho mai he tepe ki tētahi o ana iaia kawe toto (PK 2008:915). / A person is in real trouble if a clot remains in one of her veins.

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3. (noun) boundary, limit.

E noho ki roto i ngā tepe o tōu ake whenua (Ng 1993:257). / Stay within the limits of your own land (Ng 1993:257).

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Synonyms: tepenga, whakatina, here, kōpiri

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