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peak

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Pronunciation

  • IPA /piːk/

Noun

peak noun

  1. A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
  2. The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.“The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.”
  3. The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.“They reached the peak after 8 hours of climbing.”
  4. The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated.

peak noun

  1. Wampum.

Verb

peak verb

  1. To reach a highest degree or maximum.“Historians argue about when the Roman Empire began to peak and ultimately decay.”
  2. To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.
  3. To raise the point of (a gaff) closer to perpendicular.

peak verb

  1. To become sick or wan.
  2. To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly.
  3. To pry; to peep slyly.

Adjective

peak adjective

  1. Maximal, maximally quintessential or representative; constituting the culmination of
  2. Bad
  3. Unlucky; unfortunate

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