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tinea

Bingham

tinéa

vt. to pull down on a rope with one's entire weight.

Sabatier

tinea

vt. tinetinea: to be hanging from, to hang on to, to hang under.
ex.
  • e tinea te manga: he hung on to a branch, to hinder the movement, to impede the progress, to hold back, to retard by slowness, by being towed behind.
  • tai tineai: don't hang on to me!
fig. tinea te taeka: upset a discourse by interference, interruptions.

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