Part of Speech: transitive verb

Grab and pull. ičáwaanaytiša ‘he is grabbing and pulling in’.

Lower, take down, pull down. [NW čáwiihayk.]

Pull up on. amaš čáwaaničaša inmípa k̓úsipa ‘let me pull you up on my horse’.

Put around, pull around, wrap around. [NW čáwiinknik.]

Pull down. ičáwaanwiša ‘he is pulling it down’. [NW čáwiihayk.]

Pick out, separate out. ičáwaapaaša k̓úsi ‘he’s picking out a horse’. [NW čáwiipaa.]

Close (suitcase, box with lid, etc.). ičáwaaq̓pa pčɨ́šna ‘he closed the door’; áčawaaq̓pɨnk ‘close it!’.

Stir, spin around with the hand or tool. ičáwaasklika kúpina ‘he stirred the coffee’; čáwaasklikɨnk áw twáyx̣t ‘stir the soup now!’. [Y čáwiisklik.]

Make shade. áčawaašq̓išiyayik ‘make shade for them!’. [Y čawiišq̓íši.]

Rein in (horse). WS See wiyáčawaatk̓uk. [Y čáwiitk̓uk.]

Pull back. [NW čáwiitux̣.]

Hang (as in an execution). páčawaawq̓x̣a ‘he hung him’; čáwaawq̓x̣i iwačá ‘he was hung’. Also wapáwaawq̓x̣. [Y čáwq̓x̣; NP /wal̓áwq̓q/.]

Line (tepee), put liner in tepee or tent. áčawaax̣aapɨnk ‘line it!’; ičáwaax̣aapa c̓x̣uuylína ‘he lined the tepee’; čawaax̣aapáwas ‘tepee liner, tent liner’.

Lift, raise, pull up, hoist with a rope. See also čáx̣ʷaami. [NW čáwiiłtx̣.]

Pull in a tug of war, have a tug of war, pull. pačáwaynaša ‘they are pulling in a tug of war’; pápačawaynaša ‘they are having a tug of war’; ičáwaynaša paamanáy ‘he is pulling them in a tug of war’; ičáwaynaša ílukasna ‘he’s pulling on the stick’; pináčawaynat ‘seatbelt’.

Stretch. ičáwiwaša čáwiwatna ‘he is stretching the wire’; ičáwiwana tkníniina láaykli ‘she stretched the rolled [hemp] around’; ičáwiwana tkníniina wáquuktay ‘she stretched the rolled [hemp] for staking [it] down’; čáwiwani ‘stretched’; čáwiwat ‘wire’.

Stretch, stretch out (as after wringing out a hide to put on a frame). ičáwq̓atkša apɨ́x̣na ‘he is stretching the hide’; pináčawq̓atkša ‘he is stretching himself (as in the morning)’; čáwq̓atki ‘stretched’.

Hang (as in an execution). patáčawq̓x̣a ínx̣ayna ‘they hung my brother’. Also čáwaawq̓x̣.

Pull back a bow, aim a gun.

Make an effort to keep warm.