pakuku
1. (verb) to slip, glide, move.
Ao ake i te ata, ka homai he waka, he kaha nō te tai pari kīhai i pakuku tō mātou waka, nā konei ka eke mai ngā tāngata a Te Tirarau tokotoru, hei hoe i a mātou (MM.TKM 1/12/1855:16). / Next morning a canoe was given to us, but because the tide was flowing we made but little progress, so three of Te Tirarau's people boarded to paddle for us.
Synonyms: kaneke, ngatete, kori, tākiri, koni, korikori, neke, paheke, panuku, whakakorikori, mū, konikoni, hūnuku, tīkape, onioni, oreore, kareu, whakangāueue, rangaranga, takataka, neneke, ngatē, ngeungeu, oraora, pīoraora, heke, nuku, ki hori, hiki
