ʻō.muʻo
nvt. Bud, budding; to have buds; to nip off, as a leaf bud; to circumcise; to bring to a point; to be cut off, stopped; sharpened. See muʻo, muʻomuʻo. ʻŌmuʻo ʻia aʻe ia hana i ka wā kūpono loa, that project was nipped in the bud at the proper time.