2. (verb) to keep away, keep clear, keep off.
Tūraha atu i ngā pātītī (Ng 1993:244). / Keep off the grass (Ng 1993:244).
Synonyms: tītoko
3. (verb) to be open, wide, not confined.
He anga kore tuanui, e tūraha ana ki a Tāwhirimātea (TTR 1996:193). / A structure with no roof and open to the atua of the elements.
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, raha, tawhera
4. (modifier) spreading, open.
He rākau tūraha te taraire, ā, torotika tonu te tīwai. / The taraire is a spreading tree and the trunk is quite straight.
