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peak

UK/piːk/ US/ˈpik/ fairly common slang uk
noun (7) verb (1) adjective (2)

noun

1.

the most extreme possible amount or value

  • “voltage peak”
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2.
3.

the highest level or degree attainable

  • “his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty”
  • “the artist”
  • “;”
  • “;”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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4.

the top point of a mountain or hill

  • “the view from the peak was magnificent”
  • “they clambered to the summit of Monadnock”
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5.

a V shape

  • “the cannibal”
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6.

the highest point (of something)

  • “at the peak of the pyramid”
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7.

a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes

  • “he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead”
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verb

1.

to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity

  • “That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929”

adjective

1.

of a period of maximal use or demand or activity

  • “at peak hours the streets traffic is unbelievable”
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2.

approaching or constituting a maximum

  • “maximal temperature”
  • “maximum speed”
  • “working at peak efficiency”
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Origin

From earlier peake, peek, peke, from Middle English pek (in place names), itself an alteration of pike, pyke, pyk (“a sharp point, pike”), from Old English pīc, piic (“a pike, needle, pin, peak, pinnacle”), from Proto-West Germanic *pīk, from Proto-Germanic *pīkaz (“peak”). Cognate with Dutch piek (“pike, point, summit, peak”), Danish pik (“pike, peak”), Swedish pik (“pike, lance, point, peak”), Norwegian pik (“peak, summit”). More at pike.

Phrases

  • Balfours Peak
  • Beauty Peak
  • Blackwell in the Peak
  • Blanca Peak
  • Bogong Peaks Wilderness
  • Borah Peak
  • Bragg peak
  • Cloud Peak

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