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Definition of Peak

1. Verb. To reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity. "Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million"

2. Noun. The most extreme possible amount or value. "Voltage peak"

3. Noun. The period of greatest prosperity or productivity.

4. Noun. The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development. "At the top of his profession"

5. Noun. The top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill). "The region is a few molecules wide at the summit"

6. Noun. A V shape. "The cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"

7. Noun. The highest point (of something). "At the peak of the pyramid"

8. Noun. A brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes. "He pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"

Definition of Peak

1. n. A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

2. v. i. To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.

3. v. t. 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.

Definition of Peak

1. Noun. A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap. ¹

2. Noun. The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period. ¹

3. Noun. (geography) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point; often, the whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated; as, the Peak of Teneriffe. ¹

4. Noun. (nautical) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc. ¹

5. Noun. (nautical) The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it. ¹

6. Noun. (nautical) The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill. ¹

7. Noun. (mathematics) A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of ''y'' is at its maximum. ¹

8. Verb. To reach a highest degree or maximum. ¹

9. Verb. (intransitive) To become sick or wan. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Peak

1. to reach a maximum [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Peak

1. The top or upper limit of a graphic tracing or of any variable. Origin: M.E. Peke, pike, fr. Sp. Pico, beak, fr. L. Picus, magpie (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Peak

peacod peacods peacotum peacotums peafowl peafowls peag peage peages peagrit

peagrits peagrowing peags peahen peahens peak (current term) peak(a) peak-seaason peak bodies peak body

peak expiratory flow peak expiratory flow rate peak flow peak flow meter peak flow meters peak flow rate peak hour peak magnitude peak oil peak organisation

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