2. (verb) (-a) to cut down, kill.
Ka mārama tātau kei ngā whenua katoa o te ao te mate nei e tope ana i te tāngata (TTT 1/9/1928:849). / We understand that in every country of the world this disease is killing people.
Synonyms: tinei, tukituki, whakahinga, whakamate, patu
3. (noun) cutting down, chopping, felling.
Ko rātau kei te mahi i ngā mahi tūtūā a te Pākehā, te kutikuti hipi, te tope i ngā ngahere, te hanga taiapa, te mahi rori, te patu hipi, patu kau i roto i ngā whare whakamātao mīti, te horoi wūru, te mahi wāpu (TTT 1/8/1923:4). / They are working in the lowly jobs of the Pākehā, sheep shearing, felling forests, building fences, road works, slaughtering sheep and cattle in the freezing works, wool scouring and work on the wharves.
