ʻeʻeke
1. Reduplication of ʻeke #2.
- Examples:
- ʻEʻeke maila i ka wela o ke ahi, shrinking back from the heat of the fire.
- References:
- Cf. mūʻeʻeke.
2. n., Name given for a hard-shelled crab (no data).
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E-E-KE
v. To start away, as a person from danger; to shrink back.
2. The motion of one’s hand when he has burnt his finger.
3. To twinge or writhe, as with great pain.
4. To start, as with fear; e puiwa; eeke mai la ia i ka wela i ke ahi.
E-E-KE
adj. Excellent, &c. See EKE.
E-E-KE
s. A starting from fear; a shrinking from the contact with fire or any fearful object.
2. The shrinking or contracting of a rope in length.
E-E-KE
s. A species of crab in the sea.
E-E-KE
adj. Excellent; nice; applied to a canoe, &c See EKE, adj.
Eeke (ĕ-ĕ'-kĕ), adj.
/ ĕ-ĕ'-kĕ /Same as eke.
Eeke (ĕ-ĕ'-kĕ), n.
/ ĕ-ĕ'-kĕ /1. A species of hard-shelled crab. See kuapa.
2. A withdrawing or starting back because of fear or horror; a recoil.
3. A contraction of any material into less bulk or dimensions; a shrinkage. See mueeke.
Eeke (ĕ-ĕ'-kĕ), v.
/ ĕ-ĕ'-kĕ /1. To draw back, as from something dreaded or distasteful; to recoil, as in horror or disgust; to decline action from timidity or fear of consequences; to shrink.
2. To make a shrugging movement of fear, horror, pain, etc.; to wince; to flinch: Eeke mai la ia i ka wela i ke ahi.
3. To become less or smaller by contraction; to contract; to become reduced; to diminish.
ʻeʻeke
Species of small black crab, a four-footed animal of the sea. See ʻelemihi.
‘e‘eke
to shrink from anything.
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