peekverb [ I ]
uk/piːk/us/piːk/C2 to look, especially for a short time or while trying to avoid being seen:
Close your eyes. Don't peek. I've got a surprise for you.
I peeked out the window to see who was there.
The children peeked over the wall to see where the ball had gone.
The film peeks behind the scenes of a multinational corporation.
peek out, through, etc.
to stick out slightly and be partly seen:
I could just see her petticoat peeking out from under her skirt.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Using the eyes
- before your very eyes idiom
- beheld
- bore
- breathe
- come to sb's attention/notice idiom
- dart
- eye
- feast
- gawk
- get a load of that! idiom
- get him, her, you, etc.! idiom
- keep tabs on sth/sb idiom
- look-see
- observational
- out of/from the corner of your eye idiom
- passer-by
- rest
- sneak
- squint
- visual
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Protruding and sticking out
peeknoun
uk/piːk/us/piːk/informalhave/take a peek
C1 to look at something for a short time:
If I'm passing by I might take a peek at the new premises.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Using the eyes
- before your very eyes idiom
- beheld
- bore
- breathe
- come to sb's attention/notice idiom
- dart
- eye
- feast
- gawk
- get a load of that! idiom
- get him, her, you, etc.! idiom
- keep tabs on sth/sb idiom
- look-see
- observational
- out of/from the corner of your eye idiom
- passer-by
- rest
- sneak
- squint
- visual
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