peak

/piːk/
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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."

Synonyms: apex, pinnacle

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."

Synonyms: summit, top

4. The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated.

5. The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail.

"peak-brails"

6. The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.

7. The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.

8. A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum.

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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.

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adjective

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

2. Bad

3. Unlucky; unfortunate

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peak

/piːk/
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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.

peak

/piːk/
🔵 Intermediate

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Difficulty LevelIntermediate

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Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

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noun

1. Wampum.

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