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nvt., Hill, as of sweet potatoes; bunch, as of taro; to hill up plants.

v., See apo. TO catch at frequently; to snatch or scramble for; to seize upon a person or thing; to seize or come upon one, as fear; apoapo ka naau i ka makau; to be troubled with doubt, anxiety; apoapo ka oili; to be troubled with jealousy. Mat. 2:3. Apoapo, lelele ka oili, to palpitate, as the heart.

s., A catching; a seizing; a forcing.

s., A bunch, as of kalo; a hill of potatoes; he apuepue.

1. n., The act of catching; the act of grasping or seizing; a catch.

2. n., A sudden or violent attack; a fit or spell; a seizure.

3. n., The state of being agitated, physically or mentally; disturbance; agitation.

4. n., A rapid throbbing or fluttering movement of the heart; a palpitation.

5. n., A bunch, as of taro; a hill, as of potatoes: he apoapo, he apuepue.

1. v., To draw the earth about or over (plants) in mounds; to surround with earth; to hill: E apoapo i ka uala; hill the potatoes. See puepue.

2. v., To catch at frequently; to snatch or scramble for.

3. v., To come upon or affect suddenly; to begin suddenly and powerfully to act upon; to seize, as fear: Apoapo ka naau i ka makau.

4. v., To be agitated; to be troubled: Apoapo ka oili.

5. v., To palpitate; to throb; to beat: Apoapo a lelele ka oili.

Hill of potatoes.

To draw the earth about or over (plants) in mounds; to surround with earth; to hill up (AP).