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tira

Bingham

ti:/ra

n. a cedar (ENG).

ti:/ra

vt. to spurt upon or into.

tíra

va. yielding to pressure, spreading out, malleable.
bk. Phys p. 66.

tiraá

vt. to wipe (the anus) of) a child.
n. toilet paper.

Sabatier

tira

v. titira, tiratira: to flatten, to squash flat (something soft).
ex. e tira baiu: my hand got squashed.
fig. e tira te rongorongo: the news has leaked out,... spread.
vc. katira, kaka... katiratira: to spread out, to strew, to flatten, to squash, to iron clothes.
n. te katira: ironing.
ex. te kai ni katira: an iron.

tira1

n. toilet paperr, leaf used for same purpose.

tira2

vt. to use toilet paper, to wipe...
note. <here the toilet paper is object of the verb>.