meaning of peak
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 top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point; often, the whole hill or mountain, esp. when isolated; as, the Peak of Teneriffe.
3. The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc.
4. The narrow part of a vessels bow, or the hold within it.
5. The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.
6. To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.
7. To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sicky.
8. To pry; to peep slyly.
9. To raise to a position perpendicular, or more nearly so; as, to peak oars, to hold them upright; to peak a gaff or yard, to set it nearer the perpendicular.
10. a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged
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Related Words
peak | peak season | peak-seaason | peaked | peaked cap | peaking | peakish | peaky |
