kūmore
1. (verb) (-a) to project.
Kātahi a Te Arawa ka whakahekea ki Te Waha o Te Parata, ka kūmorea te ihu o te waka ki te korokoro o Te Waha o Te Parata (W 1971:156). / Then Te Arawa was made to descend into Te Waha o Te Parata (the mouth of Te Parata), the prow of the canoe was projected into the throat of Te Waha o Te Parata.
Synonyms: hinonga, whakakaupapa, whakawhana, kounu, hingonga, pūrero, kūrae, whakatakanga, koutu
2. (noun) promontory, headland, point.
Ki te titiro a te tauhou e āhua whāiti ana te wahapū o Whangaroa, nō te mea e āraitia ana e tētahi kūmore e totoro atu ana ki te wai (TWMNT 27/6/1876:148). / Strangers think that Whangaroa harbour is quite narrow because it is hidden by a promontory stretching out into the water.
Synonyms: more, mātārae, kūmū, koutu, rae, koraenga, kūraenga, kūmū, ponaihu, tūmū, kūrae, tihi, tara, toitoi, toi, koinga, koi, hiku, raenga, akitu, paina, ngahu, tāmore, tongi, matamata, matū, mata
