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peak ¹  (pk)

n.

1. A tapering, projecting point; a pointed extremity: the peak of a cap; the peak of a roof.

2. Abbr. Pk.

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 after corner of a 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.

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[Probably Middle English pike, peke; see pike⁵.]

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peak

Noun

1. a pointed tip or projection: the peak of the roof

2.

a. the pointed summit of a mountain

b. a mountain with a pointed summit

3. the point of greatest success or achievement: the peak of his career

4. a projecting piece on the front of some caps

Verb

to form or reach a peak

Adjective

of or relating to a period of greatest demand: hotels are generally dearer in peak season [perhaps from pike (the weapon)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	peak - the most extreme possible amount or value; "voltage peak" extremum limitation, limit - the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight" lower limit, minimum - the smallest possible quantity maximum, upper limit - the largest possible quantity
	2.	peak - the period of greatest prosperity or productivity efflorescence, flush, heyday, prime, blossom, flower, bloom period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" golden age - a time period when some activity or skill was at its peak; "it was the golden age of cinema"
	3.	peak - the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" acme, meridian, summit, tiptop, superlative, pinnacle, elevation, height, top degree, stage, level, point - a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
	4.	peak - the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill); "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit" crest, summit, top, tip, crown hilltop, brow - the peak of a hill; "the sun set behind the brow of distant hills" pinnacle - a lofty peak place, spot, topographic point - a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet" mountain peak - the summit of a mountain
	5.	peak - a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points" tip, point alpenstock - a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers arrowhead - the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow knife - a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point pencil - a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood sword, steel, blade, brand - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard widow's peak - a V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the forehead cusp - small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth convex shape, convexity - a shape that curves or bulges outward cone shape, conoid, cone - a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point head - the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
	6.	peak - the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid" apex, vertex, acme crown - the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head roof peak - the highest point of a roof extreme point, extremum, extreme - the point located farthest from the middle of something
	7.	peak - a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead" eyeshade, visor, vizor, bill baseball cap, golf cap, jockey cap - a cap with a bill brim - a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat kepi, peaked cap, service cap, yachting cap - a cap with a flat circular top and a visor
Verb	1.	peak - to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929";"Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million" top out crest - reach a high point; "The river crested last night" arrive at, reach, attain, gain, hit, make - reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

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peak

noun 1. high point, crown, climax, culmination, zenith, maximum point, apogee, acme, ne plus ultra (Latin)

noun 2. point, top, tip, summit, brow, crest, pinnacle, apex, aiguille

verb 3. culminate, climax, come to a head, be at its height, reach its highest point, reach the zenith

Translations

peak [piːk] n [of mountain] (= top); cumbre f; cima: (= point); pico; [of cap] → visera;

(fig) → cumbre f

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peak [piːk] n (= mountain) → pic m, cime f [of cap]; visière f (fig) (= highest level); maximum m: [of career, fame]; apogée m

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peak [piːk] n [of mountain] → Spitze f, Gipfel m [of cap] → Schirm m (fig); Höhepunkt m

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peak [piːk] n [of mountain] → cima, vetta (= mountain itself); picco;

(fig) → massimo: [of career] → acme f