kukume
1. (verb) (kūmea) to drag, haul, pull. Usually kūmea in the passive form.
Ko ia ki te whakahaere i ngā ōkiha e waru e kukume ana i ngā rākau kauri kua oti te tua ki raro, ki waho o te ngāhere (HP 1991:24). / He controlled the eight oxen pulling the kauri trees, which had been cut down, out of the forest.
See also kūmea
Synonyms: kume, kāhakihaki, kumekume, tō
