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tarawete

1. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to knock.

He mea tarawete tana māhunga i te kēmu whutupōro, koinā ia i mauri moe ai (PK 2008:868). / His head was knocked in the rugby game, and that's why he was unconscious.

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


2. (noun) blow, knock, stroke, whack, bang.

Whakarongo te taringa ki te tarawete mai a te toki haratuatua (W 1971:390). / Listen to the striking of the dressing adze.

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Synonyms: pahū, pākōkō, pakō, papā, pohū

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