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Meaning of peak

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peak

Pronunciation:/piːk/

noun

Definitions

  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.

    Example: The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.

    Synonyms:apexpinnacle
  3. The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.

    Example: They reached the peak after 8 hours of climbing.

    Synonyms:summittop
  4. The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated.

verb

Definitions

  1. To reach a highest degree or maximum.

    Example: 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.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Maximal, maximally quintessential or representative; constituting the culmination of

  2. Bad

  3. Unlucky; unfortunate

peak

Pronunciation:/piːk/

verb

Definitions

  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.