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pao

1. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to strike (with an implement), pound, hit, smash.

Ka nohonoho haere mātou i raro i ngā whakamarumaru kia kore ai ō mātou māhunga e paoa e te rā (HM 2/2009:10). / We sat about under the shade so that our heads would not be pounded by the sun.
Ka mea ngā tāne me pao te māhunga ki muri o te pane o te toki (HP 1991:20). / The men said that the head should be struck with the back of the axe head.

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Synonyms: tuki, kuru, kurukuru, āki, kōmekemeke, pātuki, pāuna, hamahama, pehu, patupatu, tātā, poutuki, whākuru


2. (verb) hatch (an egg).

Ka pao ngā hua pīpipi (W 1971:258). / The brown creeper eggs hatched.

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pao

1. (verb) (-a) to sing.

E pao haere ana te iwi (W 1971:258). / The people are singing as they go.

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2. (noun) popular song, ditty, short impromptu topical song to entertain.

Kāore hoki rā i tika ngā pao whaiāipo nei hai hīmene ki tōna atua (TP 9/1903:6). / And love ditties are not appropriate as hymns to his god.

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pao

1. (verb) to stare vacantly, have a far-off look.

Ka pao noa ngā karu, ā, ka whakamakoha i tōna poho kia nui ake ai tōna āhua (HM 4/1998:5). / The eyes are glazed and his chest expands so that he appears larger.

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2. (modifier) glazed (of the eyes).

Ka whati te tai ka pao te tōrea

1. Much like the saying 'strike while the iron is hot'. Another meaning is you only have but a window of opportunity to get something done.

When the tide is out the tōrea strikes. /

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