2. (modifier) steep, uphill.
He ara aupiki ki runga i te pā, nā reira ka pau taku hau i taku taenga ake ki reira. / There was a uphill path onto the pā, and so I was out of breath when I arrived there.
3. (noun) short sharp ascent.
Ka nui te kino o te huarahi, he aupiki, he auheke (W 1971:22). / The road was really bad, with short sharp ascents and descents.
Synonyms: aupikinga
4. (noun) success.
Rangi: Me mihi rā te tangata ka kuhu i a ia anō, ahakoa ngā aupiki me ngā auheke. Pare: Āe, engari kia aroha anō tātou ki te hunga e tapoko ana i roto i ngā uauatanga o tēnei ao e noho nei tātou (HKK 1999:177). / Rangi: We should acknowledge people who help themselves, despite the ups and downs. Pare: Yes, but we should have concern for the people bogged down in the difficulties of this world that we live in.
