puhake
1. (verb) to be full, up to the brim, overflowing, full to overflowing.
Ahakoa haere ō manapou mai, māngaingai ana ngā waewae ki te hoki, he puhake rawa nō te kete (HM 2/1993). / Although they had gone with few resources, the feet moved slowly home because their kits were so full.
Synonyms: kōhure, pūhakehake, puha, kōrengarenga
3. (verb) to surface, become apparent.
Nā te kōti whenua ka puhake ngā kino katoa: te kōrero parau, te tāhae, te hae, te whakamauāhara, te whanokē, te aroha-kore, te ngākau apo. Ahakoa mōhiotia te tika o te tangata ki te whenua ka romia, ka patua (TTT 1/8/1925:278). / Because of the land court all the evils became apparent: telling lies, stealing, envy, hatred, erratic behaviour, lack of compassion and greed. Despite the rights of people to land they were robbed and defeated.
