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v., To blow, as the wind. See pa.

1. v., To be tight; to be fast; to make tight; hence, to finish a work. Kin. 2:1. Ua paa ka waha, the mouth is shut; he is silenced. Mat. 22:34.

2. To confirm; to establish; to continue permanently the same.

3. To lay hold of; to retain; to secure.

4. To retain in the memory; to keep a secret.

5. To affirm; to assert perseveringly; to affirm positively.

6. To be habituated; to be inclined; to be held under the influence of a person or habit.

7. Hoopaa. To finish; to decree; to determine.

8. To establish or confirm, as a covenant. Kin. 21:27.

9. To hold fast; to adhere to, as a custom; to affirm strongly. Oih. 12:15.

10. To fix; to hold fast; e hoopaa i ka waha, to muzzle the mouth. Kanl. 25:4.

11. To hold back; to be detained from doing a thing; aole i hiki, ua hoopaa ia ia Kamehameha, he could not (return), he was detained by Kamehameha. See also Kin. 20:6.

1. s., A pair. See pa. A pair; a suit, as of shoes, socks or other clothes. Lunk. 14:12. See also pa lole komo, a suit of clothes. Lunk. 17:10.

2. In geometry, a solid. See paaili and paaililike.

1. adj., Tight; fast; secured; immovable; finished; kahi paa, a place of security, inward. Nah. 15:34.

2. Burnt; scorched; charred.

adv., Steadfastly; perseveringly.

adj., Tight; fast; secured; immovable; finished.

adv., Steadfastly; perseveringly.

1. n., A pair; a suit, as of shoes, socks or other clothes. Lunk. 14:12. Paa lole komo, a suit of clothes. Lunk. 17:10.

2. n., In geometry, a solid. See paaili.

1. v., To be tight; to be fast; to be completed; to be established.

2. v., To hold; to retain; to keep.

fast, secure. Land section, Kona, Kauai.