tītoko
1. (verb) (-hia,-na) to stretch, spread, extend with a pole (or anything rigid), keep off or away, propel with a pole.
Ka tata ki uta, ka hikina te pūkaha, ka tītokohia te waka ki te hoe, ā ū rawa ki uta (PK 2008:945). / As they approached the shore, the engine was stopped and the vessel was propelled with the paddle until it reached the shore.
2. (modifier) supported with a pole.
Ko Hēmi Kapa tērā mō te peke tītoko ko Te Rangi Hīroa tērā mō te peke kotahi (TTT 1/9/1930:2149). / There was Hēmi Kapa for the pole vault and Peter Buck for the long jump.
3. (noun) pole used to extend (anything).
