tūpeke
1. (verb) (-tia) to jump, leap.
Ara mai ana ngā taua a ētahi hapū noa atu, tū ana ki runga pūkanakana ai ngā karu me te whētero te arero, tūpeke ngā waewae, aroarohaki ngā ringaringa (TWMNT 30/11/1875:283). / Hostile bands of other distant subtribes rise up, dilating their eyes, protruding their tongues, jump about and their hands tremble.
Synonyms: tiapu, mokohiti, mokopeke, mahuta, mokowhiti, hūpeke, mōwhiti, peke, mōwhīwhiti, tarapeke, rēinga, rere, mahiti, mawhiti, rei
2. (noun) jumping, high jump.
Ko te omaoma, ko te tūpeke, ko te haka, ko te tākaro he ngahau nā te tinana (TTT 1/8/1926:441). / Running, jumping, performing posture dances and wrestling are physical activities.
3. (noun) magpie moth caterpillar, Nyctemera annulata - an endemic furry caterpillar predominantly black with yellowish-orange stripes running along the length of its body. Eats the leaves of daisy-like plants such as ragwort and cineraria.
Synonyms: makokōrori, tuahuru, mōkarakara
