v., See napele, to hurt; to wound. To make a wound on the head; to swell, as the effect of a wound; to swell out, as the belly.
2. To be soft and yielding, as a boggy, miry place; to shake, as a bog; to soften, as the food in the stomach; o ka opu, oia kahi e hoonapele ai i ka ai, the stomach is the place to soften the food. Anat. 51.
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[Hoo and napele, to hurt; to wound.]
1. To make a wound on the head.
2. To swell, as the effect of a wound; to swell out, as the belly; to cause to enlarge.
3. To be soft and yielding, as a boggy, miry place; to shake, as a log; to soften, as the food in the stomach; o ka opu, oia kahi e hoonapele ai i ka ai, the stomach is the place to soften the food.
4. To cause to be broken into fragments; to shatter.
5. To be loosely constructed, not properly fastened.
To digest food.
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