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peak 1 P0133700 (pēk)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. Physics The highest value attained by a varying quantity: a peak in current.6. Nautical a. The narrow portion of a ship's hull at the bow or stern.b. The upper aft corner of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail.c. The outermost end of a gaff.v. peaked, peak·ing, peaks v.tr.1. Nautical To raise (a gaff) above the horizontal.2. To bring to a maximum of development, value, or intensity.v.intr.1. To be formed into a peak or peaks: Beat the egg whites until they peak.2. To achieve a maximum of development, value, or intensity: Sales tend to peak just before the holidays.adj. Approaching or constituting the maximum: working at peak efficiency.
[Probably Middle English pike, peke; see pike5.]
peak 2 P0133700 (pēk)intr.v. peaked, peak·ing, peaks Archaic To become sickly, emaciated, or pale.
[Origin unknown.]
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