raha
1. (verb) to be open, extended.
He whēnei anō te āhua o te kawau mārō i roto i te whawhai. He pai ake tēnei momo kōkiri i te waiho kia raha, kia whānui te neke whakamua, kei tere pau ō tātou hau (HM 2/1995:6). / It is like the concentrated attack in a triangular formation in battle. This type of attack is better than a broad one where the advance is on a wide front, lest we run out of steam.
Synonyms: marake, pūaha, tuwhera, māhorahora, matata, matatea, tīwhera, areare, kohera, tuhera, wātea, whakaareare, whakapuare, whewhera, uaki, mawhera, koraha, mārakerake, kohea, ango, puare, tīwara, tūmatanui, pawhera, hemahema, whakatuwhera, whakatuhera, huaki, poare, hīrikore, are, pōaha, puakaha, tūraha, tawhera
