whakaruke
1. (verb) (-a) to pour forth, discharge, vent, throw about, strike.
Kātahi ka whakarere atu i te raparapa o te pū; parau noa ki te whakaruke, tomokia mai ana e te kouka, mamau kau ana taua tokorua; auē rā, kei raro, kei te whenua te tangata rā, e anga ana te takapū ki runga! (TWMNT 24/12/1873:190). / Then he struck with the butt end of his gun, but he struck in vain and the cougar attacked him, and the pair struggled, but alas the man was down on the ground belly up!
