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poitūkohu

1. (noun) basketball.

Tāpiri atu ki tēnā, ko ia anō te kanohi o Duntroon mō te whutupaoro, mō te kirikiti me te poitūkohu (TTR 2000:153). / As well as that, he also represented Duntroon in rugby, cricket and basketball.

Synonyms: pāhiketepaoro, pāhiketepōro, pāhikete pōro

pāhiketepaoro

1. (loan) (noun) basketball.

…riro atu anō hoki ia hei kanohi mō te ope taua i ngā kēmu netipaoro, pāhiketepaoro, me ngā kaipara hoki… (TTR 2000:80). / …she represented the army in netball, basketball and athletics…

See also pāhiketepōro

Synonyms: pāhiketepōro, pāhikete pōro, poitūkohu

pāhiketepōro

1. (loan) (noun) basketball.

Ko te mahi anō a Pāora he hāpai, he whakahaere i ngā mahi tākaro, arā, te whutupaoro, te pāhiketepōro me te hōkī... (TTR 1998:26). / Pāora was involved in promoting and organising football, basketball and hockey...

Synonyms: pāhiketepaoro, pāhikete pōro, poitūkohu

pāhikete pōro

1. (loan) (noun) basketball.

E rua papa purei pāhikete pōro (TTT 1/1/1929:912). / There were two basketball courts.

See also pāhiketepōro

Synonyms: pāhiketepaoro, pāhiketepōro, poitūkohu

haukuru

1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to hit (sport), spike (volleyball), drive (golf), jam (basketball), strike (softball).

2. (verb) (-a,-tia) to smash, strike hard.

He haukurua ana ngā upoko o tērā e tēnei! (JPS 1896:169). / Then the heads of that party were smashed by this group.

kura horahora

1. (noun) (basketball) full court press.

2. (noun) (basketball) man to man.

3. (noun) (basketball) one-on-one.

tūpanapana

1. (transitive verb) (basketball) dribble.

whakahirihiri

1. (noun) (sport) reserve.

2. (noun) (basketball) substitute.

paneke

1. (noun) (rugby, etc) try.

2. (sport) to score a point.

3. (noun) (basketball) basket.

4. (intransitive verb) (sport) score.

5. (noun) (score) goal.

6. (noun) (lawn bowls) shot.

Synonyms: panganga, matā, hōta, hoata, pao taka, tītere tautuku, tītere

rohe tītere

1. (noun) shooting circle.

Synonyms: pupuhi, puhi, puhipuhi, puhanga, moutī, pārure, pārure tīrore

2. (noun) (basketball) keyhole.

tauhonehone

1. (noun) (basketball) jump ball.

tūkohu

1. (noun) (basketball) basket.

kuru

1. (noun) slamdunk.

tūpanapana rua

1. (noun) double dribble.

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