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nonoke

1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to struggle together, wrestle.

E whā rā rātou e matapaki tahi ana, e nonoke tahi ana, e hohehohe tahi ana (HM 4/1993). / For four days they were in discussions, struggling together and laughing together.

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2. (modifier) wrestling.

Kei runga i tēnei wāhanga o te pepa ko tētahi whakataetae nonoke, ki Tongatapu, kei Tonga (Te Ara 2016). / On this section of the wall paper is a wrestling match in Tongatapu, Tonga.

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3. (noun) struggle.

Ahakoa i mate, ko ia tonu te tohu nāna i whakamanawa te nonoke a tana iwi kia wetea atu te hē i ūwhia ki a rātou (TTR 1990:60). / Despite his death, he became a symbol that encouraged the struggle of his people to address the wrongs inflicted on them.

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4. (noun) judo, scrum.

Synonyms: rutu, ruturutu

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