kume
1. (verb) (kūmea) to pull, drag. Usually kūmea in the passive form.
Kātahi ka kūmea mai e rātau a 'Tākitimu' ki uta rawa kia kore ai e riro i te tai (HP 1991:29). / Then they pulled Tākitimu right up on the shore so that it wouldn't be carried away by the tide.
See also kūmea
Synonyms: kukume, kāhakihaki, kumekume, tō
2. (verb) (kūmea) to pull out, stretch, extend.
Ka whakakurītia a Irawaru e Māui, ka kūmea e ia ngā taringa, te waha, te waero, te hiawero, ngā ringaringa me ngā waewae (JPS 1923:29). / Irawaru was transformed into a dog by Māui, who extended his ears, mouth, hair of the tail, tail, arms and legs.
Synonyms: tākiri, unu, kōwhiti, whakatahi, maunu, unuunu, kohika, huhuti, huti, hutihuti, heu, kounu, auru, paunu, kōhiti
