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v. To dash; to strike against,

1. As a weapon of war.

2. As rain in a storm.

3. As water in a torrent; i ka manawa e kaua ai, iliki iho la ka pohaku me ka laau, nahoahoa ke poo; i ko laua hele ana i ka makaikai a Koolauiliki iho ana ka ua; aole o kanamai o ka iliki ana mai a ka wai o na kahawai.

s. A dashing; a striking against, &c.

s. A varnish made of the kukui bark, laui, opuumaia, &c.

1. n., A rapid onset; a dash, as with a weapon; a heavy downpour, as a rainstorm.

2. n., Same as liki, which see.

v., To dash; to strike against, as a weapon; to pour down in a torrent, as a rainstorm.