peke

1. (adjective) (finance) gross.

pēke

1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to back up (a vehicle).

peke

1. (verb) (-a,-hia) to jump, leap over, leap, spring, hurdle.

Kātahi ka kohete i a au, 'He aha koe i pōrangi ai ki te peke ki runga i te rore?' (HP 1991:23) / Then she reprimanded me, 'Why were you so stupid to jump into the lorry?'

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Synonyms: rei, mawhiti, mahiti, rēinga, rere, mokopeke, mahuta, mōwhiti, hūpeke, tūpeke, mokowhiti, mōwhīwhiti, tarapeke, tiapu, mokohiti

2. (noun) limb, forequarter.

He hōiho uha kōpurepure, kāhore te parani e tino kitea, i te peke mauī (TW 14/8/1875:149). / A piebald mare, the brand on the left leg cannot be seen very clearly.

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3. (noun) humerus, upper arm.

Ko te pito runga o te peke e hono ana ki te pona o te pokohiwi, ā, mutu ana i te tuke (RP 2009:348) / The upper end of the humerus connects to the shoulder joint, and it ends at the elbow.

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4. (noun) flipper.

Ka rokona e rātau ki te papā i waho i te moana, whēnā me te pū nā te papā. Ka mahara rātau he peke kewa e papaki ana i te moana (JPS 1901:89). / They heard a loud report out at sea, like that of a gun. They thought it was a whale flipper slapping the water.

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pēke

1. (loan) (noun) bank (financial).

Ko ngā moni kua kohia me whakaputu ki te pēke, ā ko te itarete kia £20 pea hei kawe i te tamaiti mōhio ki Te Aute (TP 8/1900:3). / The money that has been collected should be deposited in the bank, and the interest, perhaps £20, should be used to send an intelligent child to Te Aute.

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peke

1. (noun) black nerita, Nerita atramentosa - a round univalve with a bluish-black shell, white underneath with a black lip around a D-shaped hole. Found on rocks near the high tide level.

pēke

1. (loan) (noun) bag, sack, pack.

He pēke kānga tāna koha ki te hui. / His contribution to the gathering was a sack of maize.

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Synonyms: pākete, kawenga, pāka, pīkau, pōrukuruku, whakawhāiti, urupatu, panapana, taeatanga, pana

peke tōtoru

1. (noun) triple jumper.

2. (noun) (athletics) triple jump.

peke katoa

1. (adjective) inclusive.

peke ngaru

1. (noun) wave jumper.

peke pakihiwi

1. (transitive verb) (sport) smash.

2. (noun) (sport) smash.

pēke kirihou

1. (loan) (noun) plastic bag.

Ka whakakāhore anō ngā mea e whakahē ana, i runga i tā rātau whakapae he pēke kirihou noa iho (TWK 57:28). / The deniers disputed it with their suggestion that it was just a plastic bag.

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pēke kura

1. (noun) school bag.

Kei hea tō pēke kura/pīkau? Where is your school bag? (p.36 Māori at Home. Scotty and Stacey Morrison /

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pēke parapara

1. (noun) rubbish bag, trash bag.

Synonyms: pēke rāpihi

pūrongo pēke

1. (noun) bank statement.

pēke rāpihi

1. (noun) rubbish bag, trash bag.

Synonyms: pēke parapara

pēke tūpāpaku

1. (loan) (noun) body bag.

I kawea te tūpāpaku i roto i te pēke tūpāpaku ki te whare tūpāpaku. / The body was taken in a body bag to the morgue.

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pūtea pēke

1. (noun) bank account.

Ko tā te ripanga kaute, he whakarārangi i ngā moni tango me ngā moni kuhu o tētahi pūtea pēke, me te whakaatu anō i te tapeke pūtea (TRP 2010:215). / The purpose of a balance sheet is to list the withdrawals and deposits of a bank account, and to show the account balance.

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Synonyms: pūtea