1. (verb) (-na) to turn over, overturn, upset.
I te urupoki kōhatu ngā tamariki ki te kimi pāpaka. / The children were turning over rocks looking for crabs.
Synonyms: huripokinga, tūpoki, tahuri, whakatakahuri, whakataupoki, takahuri, porohuri
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