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whātorotoro

1. (verb) to reach out, stretch out.

Kua tae ō turi ki ō taringa, tē taea ō waewae te whātorotoro atu. / You have reached old age and your legs are not able to stretch out.

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2. (noun) reaching out, stretching out.

Ko te whakamakaka te whātorotoro i ngā uaua i muri i te korikori tinana, kia kore ai e mamae, kia heke anō ai te kakapa manawa, me te paemahana o te tinana (RMR 2017). / Whakamakaka is the stretching of muscles after exercise in order to minimise soreness, and to reduce the heart rate and body temperature (RMR 2017).

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Synonyms: whātoro

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