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ʻalu 1. vi. • depression, gutter, ravine; • lines of the hand, • loose skin over the eyeball; • tuck in a garment, shirring, ruffling; to ruff, as a mat. • descent, as of trail or road; • of low rank (Kep. 125); • to bend, duck, hang, sag, slacken, stoop; • to relax; [PPn *kalu, loose or wrinkled membrane or flesh surrounding a harder interior substance; congealed or viscous matter] 2. vs. lax, as articulation, in linguistics. 3. placename. street, Kalihi Uka, Honolulu. lit., depression. |
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| 1. | hōʻailona ʻalu | tuck creaser, of a sewing machine | ʻalu |
| 2. | hoʻonoho ʻalu | to make tucks, shirring; tucker on a sewing machine | ʻalu |
| 3. | hoʻonoho ʻalu | cf. | noho₂ |
| 4. | hoʻonoho ʻalu | to make tucks, shirring; tucker on a sewing machine | hoʻonoho₃ |
| 5. | Inā emi ka nui o nā pāhana kūkulu, a laila, ʻike ʻia ka ʻalu nui ma ka ʻoiʻenehana kūkulu. | If there are not many construction projects going on, the construction industry falls into a real slump. | ʻoiʻenehana kūkulu |
| 6. | mea hana ʻalu | tucker | ʻalu |
| 7. | Nā ʻalu a me nā pekepeke o laila. | The ravines and ridges (?) of the place. | pekepeke₂ |
| 8. | Ua ʻalu ihola ka paniolo e lālau i ka pūʻolo. | The cowboy leaned down to pick up the package. | ʻalu |
| 9. | Wela ka hao, ʻalu ka uwea. | The iron is hot, bend the wire [now is the time for fun, a saying originating at the Honolulu Iron Works]. | ʻalu |
| 10. | woela ʻalu | lax vowel | ʻalu |