tīrara
1. (verb) to be scattered, spread out, dispersed.
Ka mui mai ngā rōpū hou a ngā Teine ki uta i Ingarangi tīrara haere ana rātou ki ngā wāhi katoa o te whenua (KO 20/12/1887:6). / The new groups of Danes flocked to the shores of England spreading to all parts of the country.
Synonyms: katea, tīrangorango, kūwawa, maheu, korara, mirara, pirara, mahora, marara, kaupararī, tīrararara, papata, wawā, wāwā, whakawawā, makatea, mātiritiri, kaupāpari, kātohatoha, pahara, paihore, whakapirara, pīwawa, tīrangaranga
2. (verb) to be spaced apart, wide apart.
Nā, tokowhā taua hunga e hī ana, e tū tīrara katoa ana i runga i te awa, tētahi i muri i tētahi (TWMNT 9/3/1875:58). / Now, there were four in that group fishing, all standing wide apart over the creek, one behind the other.
3. (verb) to spread.
I tīrara haere ai tēnei rongo ki ngā wāhi katoa o taua whenua (KO 18/2/1888:8). / This news spread to all parts of that country.
4. (noun) wide opening.
Tō te whare, he whatitoka; tō te wharau, he tīrara (W 1971:423). / A house has a doorway; a temporary shelter has a wide opening.
