peo
1. (verb) to hasten, hurry, race.
Ka riri taua taua rā, ka tahu i tana ahi, kia wera ai a Māui i te ahi. Nā, peo ana mai a Māui, kua whakakāhu (Tr 1874:38). / When that elderly woman became angry, she lit a fire to burn Māui. But Māui quickly transformed himself into a harrier hawk.
Synonyms: iwi, whakaoma, tauomaoma, reihi, tauwhawhai, mātāwaka, momo, tuoma, rēhi, rere, rērehi, karapetapeta, whakataetae, matawaka
