Toro (ii). 1. v.i. Stretch forth, extend. Ka toro mai tona ringa, ka raraku (T. 194). Ka toro nga kawai o te hue.
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2. Creep. Muringa ra ka toro a Maui ki roto ki te whare o tona tupuna (Tr. vii, 38).
3. v.t. Thrust or impel endways. Te waka ra, e, i tataia mai, toroa i te wai (M. 116).
4. Stretch forth. Torona te ringa ki Maketu (M. 131).
5. Survey, reconnoitre. Kua eke rawa mai taua iwi nei ki uta, kotahi i tukua mai ki te toro (T.47).
6. Go to see, visit. A ka aroha ki te tuahine, ka haere ia ki te toro (T. 39).
7. Explore, discover. Ko Matahorua te waka nana i toro te nuku roa (T. 109).
8. Enquire into by divination. Torona te ara o to mokopuna (that is, find out what fortune awaits him on his journey).
9. Consult by divination. Ka torona a Kahukura, a Itupawa, a Rongomai (T. 83).
10. Forage. Me haere tatou ki te toro kai.
11. Arrange the food in a hangi after the fire has been removed. Torona te hangi; ka kakā.—Ka torona ki te pungarehu, ka maoka, ka kainga.—Katahi ka tahuna te ahi, ka kā, ka toroa te toki ki runga ki te ahi (W.M. x, 203.).
12. Smooth timber with an adze.
13. n. Scout. Te taenga ki te one i Tirau, tera ka kitea mai e nga toro (J. xx, 22).
14. The detachable portion of a fishing line, carrying the hooks, etc.
15. In the expression he toro tika, in a direct line, as the crow flies.
toronga, n. Distant relatives. A figurative expression taken from the shoots of a gourd running to a distance. ‖ toro, 1, above.
whakatoro, whātoro. 1. v.t. Touch, make trial of. Whakatoro ana mai, ko tou wairua tonu (M. 352).
2. Push forward, thrust, stretch out. E whakatoro kau ana i te here i roto i nga pakawha o te rakau, kahore ano kia wero noa ki te manu.
3. n. A platform projecting from the top of the palisade of a pa, to enable the defenders to discharge missiles upon the heads of their assailants.
totoro. 1. v.i. Stretch forth. Totoro mai te ringa.
2. Creep, crawl. Tu mumui te ngaro, totoro te iro (M. 305).
3. n. Cirsotrema zelebori, a univalve mollusc.
torotoro. 1. v.i. Put forth the hands, act. Ka whakatika nga rangatira ki runga, ki te korero i te ata torotoro (T. 150).
2. v.t. Spy out, reconnoitre.
3. Stir a fire.
4. n. Scout, advance guard. Ko Turangapito ano te torotoro i mua o taua ope taua.
5. Hawser, cable for securing a canoe. He torotoro te ingoa o era taura o nga punga.
6. Metrosideros perforata, a climbing plant, the vines of which were used for lashing various things. It was also called aka torotoro.
7. An ant.
8. A garment. (obsolete.) = parawai.
whakatorotoro, v.t. Press on, attack. E kore e haria atu taku patiti, kei mea taku teina i haere atu ahau ki te whakatorotoro.
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