toupiore
1. (verb) to be listless, languid, lazy.
Nā te werawera au i toupiore ai, tē tae atu ki a koe (W 1971:442). / Because of the heat I was listless and did not reach you.
Synonyms: iwingohe, whakaparure, parure, pāroherohe, haumaruru, ngehe, ruhi, whakaroau, anuhea, hangenge, iwikore, taharangi, ārangirangi, kahakore, hauhauaitu, ānewa, whakapahoho, pōngenge, whakatairuhi, tūpaku, tārure, maero, tūrūruhi, wairuhi, maninohea, ngoringori, korou kore, ngoikore, tūkeke, waimori, mākoko, hakurara, makihoi, māngere, māikoiko, hakirara, pirorehe, hākiki, pakihore, tō kumu, makuku
2. (noun) coward, scaredy-cat, yellow-belly.
Kaua e whirinaki ki te toupiore rā - ka eke ana ki te mura o te ahi, kua kore i kitea (PK 2008:980). / Don't rely on that coward - when you're in the thick of battle, he's nowhere to be seen.
Synonyms: tautauā
