ripoto grab somebody or an animal with both hands or arms; embrace somebody

Part of Speech

vt

• • grab somebody or an animal with both hands or arms; embrace somebody
  • • unclassified

  • • Example 6167:
      

      mepaa ripoto vakikis rakaha bona otei,

      and (she) firmly grabbed the man with both arms,

      Source: Aro 07E(Eno) 078

    • Example 6168:
      

      meori paa ripoto bari

      and they grabbed him (and they tied his hands and his two legs)

      Source: Viv 01E(Eno) 053

    • Example 6169:
      

      mepaa ripoto anaa

      (he jumped towards me to greet me) and embraced me

      Source: Pur 02E(Eno) 171

    • Example 6170:
      

      Ripoto kanaa a naovana tenaa.

      Grab me my bird.

      Source: SiiSen 01W 567

Related entries

• See also:
  • ipoto hug; embrace / catch an animal with one's hands; grab an animal
  • riporipoto catch many animals
  • variporipoto hug each other
  • varipoto hug each other