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noun
- 1. the pointed top of a mountain: "tatters of fog clung to the peak of the mountain" Similar
- 2. a projecting pointed part or shape: "whisk two egg whites to stiff peaks"
verb
- 1. reach a highest point, either of a specified value or at a specified time: "the disease peaked in summer"
adjective
- 1. at the highest level; maximum: "the canal was restored to peak condition"
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PEAK definition: 1. the highest, strongest, or best point, value, or level of skill: 2. the pointed top of a…. Learn more.
The word peak refers to the top of a mountain or, more figuratively, to the highest point of something, as in the peak of my career. The word peek is most commonly used as a verb meaning to look at something quickly or sneakily and as a noun referring to such a look.
The meaning of PEAK is a pointed or projecting part of a garment; especially : the visor of a cap or hat. How to use peak in a sentence. Peek vs. Peak vs. Pique Synonym Discussion of Peak.
noun. /piːk/. /piːk/. [usually singular] the point when somebody/something is best, most successful, strongest, etc. synonym height. Traffic reaches its peak between 8 and 9 in the morning. the peaks and troughs of married life. at the peak of something She's at the peak of her career.
n. 1. A tapering, projecting point; a pointed extremity: the peak of a cap; the peak of a roof. 2. a. The pointed summit of a mountain. b. The mountain itself. 3. a. The point of a beard. b. A widow's peak. 4. The point of greatest development, value, or intensity: a novel written at the peak of the writer's career. See Synonyms at summit. 5.
PEAK definition: 1. the highest level or value of something: 2. the top of a mountain, or the mountain itself: 3…. Learn more.
2. verb. When something peaks, it reaches its highest value or its highest level. Temperatures have peaked at over thirty degrees Celsius. [VERB + at] The crisis peaked in July 1974. [VERB] His career peaked during the 1970s. [VERB] Synonyms: culminate, climax, come to a head, be at its height More Synonyms of peak.
peak. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Nature, Geography, Shapes, patterns, Clothes peak1 /piːk/ W3 noun [countable] 1 time [usually singular] the time when something or someone is best, greatest, highest, most successful etc at something’s peak The British Empire was at its peak in the mid 19th century.
relating to the moment when something is at its most popular or fashionable. (informal, often humorous) Everyone thought we'd reached peak beard (= the time when beards are most popular), but the trend shows no sign of slowing down. The movie is a straightforward peak millennial (= for or by people born towards the end of the 20th century) romcom.
To come or cause to come to a peak; reach or bring to a high, or the highest, point.
