otukku (p. 82) கிறேன், ஒதுக்கினேன், வே ன், ஒதுக்க, v. a. To cause to recede or retire, to take or put on one side or out of the way, as the hair--as cattle, &c., meeting one in the road, to drift floating or other bodies to the shore, to push into a corner, to one side, to a hedge, &c.--as dry leaves, &c., to shove away, ஒதுங்கச்செய்ய. 2. To take under shelter as a protege or one needing aid, to protect, to shelter as a bird its young. to brood, சேர்க்க. 3. To gather or tuck up the clothes--as in pass ing through a river, &c., வஸ்திரத்தையொ துக்க. 4. To despatch a business, to settle an affair, or thing in hand so as to get it out of the way, to pay arrears, make a final settlement, to settle amicably, கடன்தீர்க்க. சேவல்சிறகொதுக்குகின்றது. The cock shows its gallantry by walking round the hen with one wing extended to the ground. அவனெல்லாவற்றையுமொதுக்கிப்போட்டான். He squandered all his property. பட்சிசிறகுகளைக்கோதிக்கோதியொதுக்கும். Birds adjust their feathers with their beaks. திரைமுத்துக்களையொதுக்கிற்று. The waves washed the pearls ashore. என்பயிருக்குந்தண்ணீரொதுக்கு. Make the water run into my field also. கப்பலைக்குடாக்கடலிலொதுக்கினான். He ran the ship into harbor. காரியத்தைத்தங்களிலொதுக்கிக்கொண்டார்கள்..... They have settled the affair amicably without going to law. கோழிகுஞ்சுகளைச்செட்டைகளுக்குள்ளொதுக்குகின் றது. The hen protects its chickens under its wings. காற்றொதுக்கிக்கொண்டுபோயிற்று. The wind has drifted or driven it away to a corner, a hedge, the shore, &c. ஒதுக்கிப்போட, inf. To settle. ஆடுமாடொதுக்க, inf. To take cattle to shelter from rain. 2. To separate flocks of cattle which have been feeding. மயிரையொதுக்க, inf. To adjust the hair with the hand, smoothing it back, out of the way. 2. To shave the margin of the hair. புடவையொதுக்க, inf. To tuck or gather up the clothes. ஆள்களையொதுக்க, inf. [in com. usage.] To kill people. 2. To impoverish. பொருளையொதுக்க, inf. To get away one's property by unfair means, by little and little. முன்றானையொதுக்க, inf. To gather up the front of the cloth--as a woman. கரையிலொதுக்க, inf. To cast on shore. 5)
