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grasp

7 Kiribati words

• baikorakora
  • Bingham capable of a firm grasp.
• ikake
  • Bingham grasping, unjust exacting,.
• kaubata
  • Bingham to grasp or squeeze an enemy in fury.
• taua
  • Bingham to seize, to grasp, to hold back, to retain, to hold.
• bukinibaia
  • Bingham to grasp or hold a case-knife in the hand with the little finger next to the blade.
• baireke
  • Sabatier handy, skilful with hands at catching, climbing, taking, i.e. to steal, to grasp, etc.
• baikora
  • Sabatier baikora: to hold firm with hands, to overcome, to subdue, to use violence, to grasp, to seize, to lay hold of.