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ātute

1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to hustle, jostle, elbow, shove.

Synonyms: tutetute, peipei, ue, pei, tōkiri, tute


2. (noun) jostling, shoving, hustling, elbowing.

I puta tonu ngā ātute i roto i te whare, me te aha, i puta te mamae o tētahi o ngā kuia (Te Karere 4/2/2013). / There was still some shoving and jostling inside the house and as a result one elderly woman expressed her hurt.

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