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hopu

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

nvt. To seize, grasp, take, catch, capture, arrest; seizure, taking, arrest. Palapala hopu, warrant of arrest. Pakele mai ka hopu ʻia, freedom from arrest. (PCP (f,s)opu.)

hopu

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,
  • Related:
    • Kaha hopu. A line written from the end of one paragraph to the beginning of the next paragraph to indicate that the two paragraphs should be combined, in proofreading.
    • Palapala hopu. Arrest warrant, warrant for arrest, i.e. a document issued by a magistrate authorizing an officer to make an arrest.
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HO-PU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To seize upon, as something escaping; to grasp; to catch.

2. To take, as a prisoner; to apprehend, as a criminal. Lunk. 21:21. To hold fast, as something caught.

HO-PU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. A taking; a seizing; a catching of one.

Hopu (hō'-pu), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A taking; a seizing; a catching of one.

Hopu (hō'-pu), v.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To seize upon, as something escaping; to grasp; to catch.

2. To take, as a prisoner; to apprehend, as a criminal.

3. To hold fast, as something caught.

hopu

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To seize upon, as something escaping; to arrest, take as a prisoner. (Lunk. 21:21.)

hopu

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

hopuhopu, to seize, grasp, catch, scramble.

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