peak
peak1 definition
peak (pēk)
intransitive verb
to become sickly; waste away; droop
Etymology: < ?
peak2 definition
peak (pēk)
noun
- a tapering part that projects; pointed end or top, as of a cap, roof, etc.
- part of the hairline coming to a point on the forehead; widow's peak
- Rare a promontory
- the crest or summit of a hill or mountain ending in a point
- a mountain with such a pointed summit
- the highest or utmost point of anything; height; maximum the peak of production
- Elec. the maximum value of a varying quantity during a specified period
- Naut.
- the top, after corner of a gaff sail
- the upper end of the gaff
- the narrowed part of the hull, forward or aft
- Phonet. the most sonorous portion of a syllable
Etymology: var. of pike
adjective
maximum peak production
transitive verb, intransitive verb
- to tilt up, as a spar or oar
- to come or cause to come to a peak; reach or bring to a high, or the highest, point
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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