rei
1. (verb) (-a) to cover, rush upon, inundate, leap, rush, run, fly.
Kīhai i whanga kia tae rawa ake ēnei ka puta te hiahia o ngā hōia kia reia ngā parepare, he kawenga nō te whakatakariri mō ētahi o rātou i mate i tērā parekura i Pukehinahina i te 29 o ngā rā o Āpereira (TWM 9/7/1864:2). / They didn't wait until these arrived before the soldiers' desire to rush onto the fortification walls emerged because of the anger they carried for some of their own who died in that battle at Pukehinahina on 29 April.
Synonyms: huaki, takanga, oma, omaoma, tuoma, teretere, horo, amo, mokopeke, mokohiti, tiapu, hīrere, tūpou, takaniti, takawhiti, wakewake, tarapeke, patiko, oioi, rere tārewa, whakatūkawikawi, peke, rēinga, rere, tūpeke, mahiti, mokowhiti, mawhiti
2. (verb) (-a) to run after, flock around, chase, pursue.
He pai tāne e kore e reia; he kino wahine ka reia (TTT 1/12/1930:2219). / A handsome man is not often chased, but an ugly woman is often pursued. (A whakatauki suggesting that women who have qualities more important than beauty will be sought after.)
