takaporepore
1. (verb) to roll over and over, keep on turning round, spin, revolve, rotate, turn round and round - sometimes written as two words, i.e. taka porepore.
Ka kīia te tamaiti kātahi nei ka ako ki te takaporepore, he owhaowha (Te Ara 2016). / A child that has just learnt to roll over is called an 'owhaowha'.
See also taka-
Synonyms: takaoriori, takahurihuri, huri, hurihuri, takahuri, tāwhiowhio, porotītiti, porotiti
2. (noun) gymnastics, floor exercises, roly-poly.
Ko ia te toa o te kura mō te mekemeke mau karapu. He pai mō ngā mahi takaporepore, takahurihuri (HP 1991:37). / He was the school champion for boxing. He was good at gymnastics.
Synonyms: pukunati
