1. (verb) (-a) to pelt, hurl at, bombard, pound.
Ka whākuru atu hoki rātau i ngā hōia i te takiwā o Deir El Munassib me Deir El Muhafid (OTM 2/9/1942). / And they pounded soldiers in the areas Deir El Munassib and Deir El Muhafid.
Synonyms: kuru, kurukuru, karaepa, epa, opa, tuki, pao, āki, kōmekemeke, pātuki, pāuna, hamahama, pehu, patupatu, tātā, poutuki
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