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hūtuki

1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to stumble, bump, knock, collide with, strike against.

E 400 ngā kā i hūtuki ki te tereina i ngā whakawhitinga o ngā ara (TTT 1/9/1929:1066). / 400 cars have collided with trains on railway crossings.

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Synonyms: pākuru, pātōtō, patō, pātuki, pātukituki, taitai, tūtuki, tarawete

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