tāupe
1. (verb) (-tia) to bend down.
I te atatū anō ka kikī ngā tiriti i te tāngata; tini, tini iho te tāngata ki ngā tiriti i haere ai ngā hōia, kapi tonu ngā whakamahau, ngā matapihi, ngā tuanui o ngā whare, ā, tāupe ana te rākau i te nui o te tāngata ki runga piri ai ānō he heke pī (HKW 1/2/191:12). / Just after sunrise the streets were full of people, crowds of people in the streets where the soldiers were marching. The verandahs, windows, roofs of the buildings, and the trees were bent down with the large number of people clinging onto them like a swarm of bees.
2. (modifier) variable.
He hau tāupe nō ngā hau e whā (Ng 1993:519). / A variable wind blows from all quarters (Ng 1993:519).
