kōpē
1. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to press together, squeeze.
Ka kōpēa ana hūhā e Hine-nui-te-pō (W 1971:136). / Hine-nui-te-pō pressed her thighs together.
Synonyms: kōpēpē
2. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to be in a soft mass, pulpy, pliable.
He mea penupenu ngā rīwai kia kōpē. / The potatoes were mashed into a pulp.
Synonyms: tāhōhō, tāromiromi, pīngore, māngohe, ngāwari, kōngohe, ngohe, ngohengohe
kope
1. (noun) pistol.
Nō te kitenga o te wahine rā i tana mahi nanakia ki tana whaiāipo, ka hapainga te ngutu o te kope ki tōna rae, turakina iho e ia te kātipuhi, ā, tū! Ngoto ana te matā ki te māhunga, hinga tonu atu te wahine (KO 15/4/1884:7). / When that woman saw the terrible thing she had done to her boyfriend, she lifted the mouth of the pistol to her forehead, pulled down on the trigger, and shot herself! The bullet went deep into her head and she fell down.
Synonyms: pū hurihuri, pītara