rutu
1. (verb) (-a) to jolt, jerk, bump, throw down, tackle, toss about.
Ko te whakatupuranga hou o Tauranga, kua rutua, me te moe toitoi i te mate mītara, ko te kiri o te tangata whero tonu, ānō kua pania ki te peita whero (TW 26/4/1875:79). / The young generation of Tauranga has been dashed down, like sleeping giant bullies, by the measles, and a person's skin is quite red, as if it was painted with red paint.
Synonyms: korowhiti, pahiwi, hiwi, tūpanapana, ruturutu, nape, pere, tupana
2. (modifier) bumpy.
