tīpoka

1. (verb) (-hia,-ia,-ria) to dig up, take out, cut out (something that has been buried or covered), skip over, pass by, omit.

Nā te tangata i tāpuke, nā te kurī i tīpoka (W 1971:422). / The man buried it, the dog dug it up.

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Synonyms: awere, whakatipi, kape, kopa, tohipa, tāhapa, numi, pahemo, pahure, paneke, whakahipa, whakataha, taha, pahika, hiemi, hihipa, hemo, hipa, whakatataha

2. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to go direct.

Me tīpoka ake, kai roa (HKW 1/7/1902:11). / We should go in a direct route, not the long one.

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3. (verb) (-hia,-ia,-ria) to cut open, slit open.

Ka oti te hunuhunu, kua reri te poaka ki te tīpoka. Tangoa mai ngā terotero, te puku, me ngā ate ki waho (TWK 31:19). / When singeing the pig is done, we're ready to slit it open. Remove the intestines, stomach and the liver.

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4. (noun) direct route, going directly.

Ko te tangata e hiahia ana kia nehua ia ki taua urupā, me mātua tīraha anō ki te marae mō tētahi wā; kāore e pai te tīpoka atu ki te urupā (HJ 2015:234). / The person wanting to be buried in that cemetery must first lie on the marae for a time; going directly to the burial ground is not appropriate.

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