Meaning of 'peak' (Webster Dictionary)
- A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in
a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
- The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range,
ending in a point; often, the whole hill or mountain, esp. when
isolated; as, the Peak of Teneriffe.
- The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in
many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc.
- The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.
- The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.
- To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear
as, a peak.
- To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look
thin or sicky.
- To pry; to peep slyly.
- 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.
Meaning of 'peak' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
Example in sentence:- ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame;
- at the height of her career;
- at the top of his profession;
- his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty;
- so many highest superlatives achieved by man;
- summer was at its peak;
- the artist's gifts are at their acme;
- the peak of perfection;
- the summit of his ambition
Meaning (2):
- the highest point (of something)
Example in sentence:- at the peak of the pyramid
Meaning (3):
- a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
Example in sentence:- he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead
Meaning (4):
- a V shape
Example in sentence:- the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points
Meaning (5):
- the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
Example in sentence:- the region is a few molecules wide at the summit;
- the view from the peak was magnificent;
- they clambered to the tip of Monadnock
Meaning (6):
- the most extreme possible amount or value
Meaning (7):
- to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity
Example in sentence:- Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million;
- That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929
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