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Peak

/piːk/

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

📖 Definitions of "Peak"

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

    "The stock market reached a peak in September 1929."

  3. 3

    The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.

    "They reached the peak after 8 hours of climbing."

  4. 4

    The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated.

verb
  1. 1

    To reach a highest degree or maximum.

    "Historians argue about when the Roman Empire began to peak and ultimately decay."

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    To raise the point of (a gaff) closer to perpendicular.

adjective
  1. 1

    Maximal, maximally quintessential or representative; constituting the culmination of

  2. 2

    Bad

  3. 3

    Unlucky; unfortunate

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