1. (verb) (-a) to scrape, abrade, scour, rasp.
Auē, kua okoia te taha o tōku waka e te taraka. / Oh dear, the side of my vehicle has been scraped by the truck.
Synonyms: ūkui, haurapa, wakuwaku, weku, ngakeke, kuoro, kauhoro, hikahika, kowani, waku, honihoni, wharowharo, raku, tuakuku, rakuraku, hākuku, whawharo, tahitahi, waruwaru, kaku, pākēkē, waru, wani, harakuku, hāro, rakaraka, raraku, tīwani
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