tomo³, v.i. Sink, go down.

Kua tomo te vaka nō te ma‘ata ia rātou i runga.
The canoe sank because there were so many on board;

Kua kī te punu i te vai ē kua tomo.
The tin filled with water and sank;

Kua tomo te pa‘ī
. The ship sank.