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harakuku

1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to scrape, scratch, lacerate.

I te Pakanga hoki ia i Kirihi, i Kiriti, ka harakukutia a runga o tōna māhunga e te mōtā (HP 1991:8). / And he was in Greece and Crete where the top of his head had been lacerated by mortar fire.

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Synonyms: rarapi, haehae, whakangaeke, hōripiripi, whakahaehae, hahae, hae, hōripi, rapirapi, tiwha, riwha, nanatu, rapi, hārau, honihoni, kauhoro, wharowharo, raku, tuakuku, okoi, rakuraku, weku, hākuku, whawharo, tahitahi, waruwaru, pākēkē, wakuwaku, waku, kaku, kowani, waru, wani, hāro, rakaraka, raraku, tīwani


2. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to scratch (with the finger-nail) - an amorous gesture.

Ka harakuku i te kapu o te ringa o te wahine rā, kātahi tērā ka huri ka pākia atu te kanohi (PK 2008:80). / He scratched the palm of that woman's hand, then she turned round and slapped his face.

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3. (modifier) scratching, scrapping, destroying.

Mō te toa taua, ka whakaritea ki te matā harakuku i te kutu (M 2006:124). / For a warrior, who is likened to one intent on destroying vermin.

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Synonyms: rapirapitanga, rapirapi, rapi, raraku, haehae

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