rui
1. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to shake.
Ka whitia e ia te rapa o tōna taiaha ki runga; ka ruia ngā awe, ka pūaha (JPS 1911:22). / He turned the blade of his taiaha upwards, and shook its tuft of dog's hair so that it opened out.
Synonyms: ngatari, rū, rure, rurerure, ue, ueue, aroarowhaki, kōrurerure, ngarue, ngāruerue, ngateri, ngāueue, wiriwiri, wiri, whakahīoi, whakaoioi, whakawiri, whīoioi, ore, māueue, māwewe, kereū, pīoioi, tāwiri, pioi, haurui, oreore, whakangāueue, whakapoi, rūrū, tīoioi, hīoioi, ngaeke, ngāoraora, ngatē, whakangāteriteri, ngaue, oraora, pīoraora, whakaruerue, tīoi
2. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to sow, scatter.
Ruia he pārekereke aniana hei pounga i a Tīhema, i a Hānuere hoki (TP 9/1908:5). / Sow a seed bed of onions for planting in December and January.
Synonyms: maheu, korara, tohatoha, toha, kaihora, rū, rure, rauroha, whakaehu, whakakorakora, hora, paratī, rara, heuheu, kaupāpari, whakamarara, whakatakataka, whakapirara
3. (verb) (-a) to cast away, strip away, discard.
Ruia taitea, kia tū ko taikākā anake (TP 8/1908:9). / Strip away the sapwood so that the heartwood stands alone.
