1. n., A large, black, edible crab (Grapsus grapsus tenuicrustatus) that runs over shore rocks.
2. vi., To spread and relax, as the fingers.
3. Reduplication of ʻama #1; to talk.
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v. To stretch out the hands for the purpose of catching something.
2. To steal small articles; to pilfer.
s. That motion of the hands when a person would try to seize hold of something while it rolls down a pali.
2. The act of stealing or pilfering.
3. A black crab living on a rocky shore.
4. Name of a four-footed animal in the sea.
s. A person who speaks rapidly, concealing from one and communicating to another.
2. One who is expert in gaining knowledge.
1. Involuntary motion of the hands when a person tries to seize hold of something as it rolls down a precipice.
2. The act of stealing or pilfering.
3. An edible black crab with a highly decorative shell. Said to have been a special or sacred food for certain priests.
4. A talker; one who talks for the purpose of gaining information not otherwise obtainable.
5. A person who speaks rapidly, concealing from one and communicating to another.
1. To stretch out the hands for the purpose of catching something.
2. To steal small articles; to pilfer.
To steal, pilfer.
Motion of the hands as a person tries to seize hold of something, as a crab scampering down a steep rock; large black crab, edible, living on a rocky shore.
Edible black crab (Grapsus tenuicrustatus) that lives among the shore rocks.
Person who speaks rapidly, concealing from one person and communicating to another; talkative; tattling. He waha ʻama iā haʻi, a mouth revealing secrets to others.
black rock-crab; theft.
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