Heke. 1. v.i. Descend. Heke nei, heke nei te waka ra, a ka ngaro te ihu (T. 72). E rua ano hekenga o te aho, ehara, kua tomo te waka (T. 21). Ka heke te tupu, deteriorate. Ka heke to tupu, ka motu koe (M. ci). Heke haere, decrease. ‖ haere (i).
2. Ebb. Kia heke te tai ka haere ai tatou.
3. Drip. Ka heke te wai o te tahā.
4. Migrate. A, whakatika ake a Ngahue, ka heke atu, he whenua ke (T. 68).
5. Miss a mark.
6. Practise surf riding.
7. n. One who migrates, party of emigrants, migration. He mea mahue au i te unuhanga heke (M. 154).
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8. Rafter. Te tahuhu, nga heke, nga kaho (M. 394).
9. A species of eel.
heketanga, n. Descent of a hill. E heke ana ano i nga heketanga o Maro (M. 289).
whakaheke. 1. v.t. Cause to descend, etc.; let down. Katahi ka tino whakahekea te waka ra e ia ki te korokoro o te Parata (M. ix). Whakaheke tupu, treat with indignity. Ehara he iwi whakaheke tupu tangata (T. 141).
2. Make to drip, shed tears. Taku turanga ake i te kuwaha nei, whakaheke roimata (M. 274).
3. Put in motion a body of men. Ka whakahekea te ope hei patu (P. 106).
4. Feign, pretend, lie.
5. Catch eels by means of a net fixed in a weir. Ka riro a Te iwi ma ki te whakaheke tuna.
6. n. Rope. Ka herea te whakaheke ki te ra (W. ii, 81).
7. Felling axe.
hekeheke, v.i. Set, decline, as sun, etc. Moku ano enei ra, mo te ra ka hekeheke (P. 73).
whakahekeheke. 1. v.i. Practise surf riding. E haere ana ki te whakahekeheke i runga i te tai, ara ki te pupungaru.
2. n. A method of adzing timber.
3. a. Striped.
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