1. (verb) (-tia) to bend the legs or arms, jump, jump up and down.
He iwi mīharo te Māori, he tere tonu te hūpeke ki te whāwhā i tētahi mea hou (TTT 1/8/1931:16). / The Māori are amazing people who quite quickly jump to take on something new.
Synonyms: tarapekepeke, hūpekepeke, pekepeke, tiapu, mokohiti, mokopeke, mōwhiti, mokowhiti, peke, tūpeke, mahuta, mōwhīwhiti, tarapeke
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