poovo puff out air, shrink, lose air / flat (of tyre)

Part of Speech vt
    • puff out air, shrink, lose air
      • animals, fishes
      • Example 5099:
        Bean tahi a kioru ore paa vukuku, ore kakahi taporo oha. Evehee bean goe e ore paa poovo.
        When you spear a kiuru fish, it puffs up so that it almost explodes. But when you abondon it, it will puff out its air and shrink.
        Source:
        Sii 2009W 001
    • flat (of tyre)
      • Example 5818:
        A vuiri na kaara paa poovo nau hanana.
        The tyre of the car became flat on the road.
        Source:
        Sii 2009W 002

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  • See also:
    • kioru1 puff up
    • kioru2 greyish and whitish spotted puffer fish with rough skin like sandpaper
    • vuiri wheel; tyre