2. (verb) (-a) to propel a dart or arrow.
Na kumea ana e Iehu tana kōpere ki tōna kaha katoa, ā perea ana a Iehorama ki waenga pū o ōna ringa, ā puta atu ana te pere i tōna ngākau, ā hinga iho ana ia i roto i tōna hariata (PT II Kingi 9:24). / And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jeho'ram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.
3. (noun) arrow, dart.
Kātahi ka pangā atu te pere ahi i tāwāhi o te awa, ko te matamata he mea tahu ki te ahi, perea atu ana, ehara, titi tonu ki ngā heu o te whare; ka wera i konā a Te Arawa i te ahi (NM 1928:69). / Then the arrow of fire was projected from the other side of the river, the point was burning with fire and when it was propelled, low and behold, it stuck in the eaves of the building; Te Arawa was burnt there.
5. (noun) vector.
Ko tā te pere he whakaatu i te tawhiti me te ahunga o tētahi nekehanga (TRP 2010:203). / A vector shows the size and direction of a translation (TRP 2010:203).
