huke
1. (verb) (-a) to dig up, expose by removing the earth, excavate, uncover, mine.
He maha ngā tāngata kua mate, engari e kore e mōhiotia wawetia tō rātou kaute, kia oti rānō te huke te paru (TP 9/1911:8). / Many people have died, but it won't be known immediately how many, not until clearing the mud has been completed.
2. (verb) (-a) to paw (the ground).
Ko te tūnga tēnei o te pūru nei, ka tīmata te hongihongi haere ki te tangata rā, ā, he wā nā ka tae mai te riri ki a ia, ka tīmata te auē me te huke a ōna waewae (TKO 12/2/1919:7). / The bull stood up, began to sniff the scent of that person, and became angry. It began to bellow and to paw the ground with its legs.
