1.
pa-, caus.
to leave a utensil in a cooking pot.
It is thought if family members are traveling by boat, leaving a spoon, etc., in a cooking pot at home will cause the boat
to capsize.
Do not put the ladle in the cooking pot if there is a person from among the household on a journey.
2.
to carelessly place a pole, stick, rod, etc., in the way.
So that it can impede passage and could cause an accident.