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hekau
1. nvt., Anchor, stone anchor, towline, line for fastening boats; warp; to anchor, make fast, tow; taut, stretched, anchored.
- Examples:
- Hekau o ka pōloli, the taut intensity of hunger.
2. vi., To come upon, happen, befall, strike.
- Examples:
- Hekau auaneʻi i ka lae ʻaʻā, you will strike a rocky point [trouble].
- He nui nā pōʻino i hekau aku maluna o kekahi poʻe, lots of trouble happens to some people.
- ʻO ka lanakila kiʻekiʻe i hekau iho, complete victory resulted.
hekau
/ HE-KAU /1. v., To tie with a rope.
2. To make fast, as in anchoring a boat or cask, by tying to stones or rocks under water. Laieik. 124. Aole e lilo, ua hekauia.
hekau
kikino ｜ noun / HE-KAU /s., A large strong rope for fastening boats, canoes, &c.
hekau
/ HE-KAU /adj., Epithet of a large strong rope; he kaula hekau; strong; firm.
hekau
ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / hĕ-ka'u /1. adj., Taut; not slack; stretched.
2. adj., Strong; firm: he kaula hekau.
hekau
kikino ｜ noun / hĕ'-ka'u /1. n., A towline.
2. n., A large strong rope for fastening boats, canoes, etc.; a warp.
3. n., The stone used as an anchor for a canoe.
4. n., An anchor.
hekau
kikino ｜ noun / hĕ'-ka'u /1. v., To tow or tie a vessel with a towline.
2. v., To make fast, as in anchoring a boat or cask, by tying to stones or rocks under water. (See Laieik. p. 124.) Aole e lilo, ua hekauia; to be moored on the water.
hekau
Strong rope for fastening a canoe; to anchor.
hekau
Large, strong rope for fastening boats, canoes; to anchor.
hekau
stone anchor; towline; hawser.
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