karapa
1. (verb) to glance, peek, scan.
Koia nei hoki te wā e kerepinepine ai, e kōriporipo ai ngā mahara ki te tau kua tata te pau, e karapa whakamua anō ai hoki te titiro ki te Tau Hou e tino tata nei tōna mahutatanga ake i tōna pae (HM 1/1994:2). / And this is the time when we gather together, when the thoughts are swirling around about the year that's nearly over and we're glancing ahead looking at the New Year that is about to rise above the horizon.
Synonyms: whakatātare, whakangeingei, whātare, matawai, mātai
2. (modifier) squinting.