huri
1. (verb) (-a,-hia) to turn round, turn, grind (e.g. wheat), revolve, rotate, turn upside down, go round.
Ka huri mātau ki tua o tētahi tau, ka kitea atu e mātau ngā tēneti e mā mai ana me ngā wākena hoki, i te taha mauī o ngā tēneti e tū mai ana ngā pū repo a te hoariri (TPH 15/1/1900:7). / We rounded a ridge and saw the the white of the tents and the wagons, with the cannons of the enemy standing to the left of the tents.
See also ka huri
Synonyms: tāwhiowhio, porotītiti, porotiti, takaporepore, hurihuri, takahuri, takahurihuri
2. (verb) (-a,-hia) to overflow, spill over, overwhelm.
Kei Hune te tīmatanga o te waipuke, ka rere tonu a Hūrae, Ākuhata, kātahi ka huri, ngaro ana ngā whenua, ānō he moana nui te āhua, tū ana ngā pā i waenga wai ānō he motutere (TH 1/6/1861:2). / June is the beginning of the flood, and it continues in July and August, then it overflows, the land disappears and it looks as if it is a large lake with the forts standing in the middle of the water like islands.
Synonyms: mānu, puhake, pūhakehake, engaenga, pūrena, ngāekieki, tōrena, romi, taupoki, pāpā, whakatina, āpuru, haukerekere, pūrau, roromi
3. (verb) (-a,-hia) to convert, change.
Ko te āhua nei, kore i roa i muri mai ka huri a Taukē ki te Pai Mārire (TTR 1990:163). / It appears that it wasn't long after that that Taukē converted to the Pai Mārire faith.
4. (noun) revolution, rotation, mill, grindstone - anything that revolves.
Kātahi ka tapatapahia anōtia e ngā kani paku iho kia puta ake te āhua o te taonga. Whāia, ka auahatia ēnei mā te huri waruwaru, mā te kani taimana rānei ka puritia ki te ringa (Te Ara 2015). / Then they are cut down again with a small saw to the shape of the object. These are fashioned, using either an abrasive wheel or a hand-held diamond saw.
