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Definitions for Peak

[1] the pointed top of a mountain or ridge.
[2] a mountain with a pointed summit.
[3] the pointed top of anything.
[4] the highest or most important point or level: the peak of her political career.
[5] the maximum point, degree, or volume of anything: Oil prices reached their peak last year.
[6] a time of the day or year when traffic, use, demand, etc., is greatest and charges, fares, or the like are at the maximum: Early evening is the peak on commuter railroads.
[7] the higher fare, charges, etc., during such a period: If you fly during the Christmas holidays, you'll have to pay peak.
[8] Physics . the maximum value of a quantity during a specified time interval: a voltage peak. the maximum power consumed or produced by a unit or group of units in a stated period of time.
[9] a projecting point: the peak of a man's beard.
[10] widow's peak.
[11] a projecting front piece, or visor, of a cap.
[12] Phonetics . nucleus(def 8a) .
[13] Nautical . the contracted part of a ship's hull at the bow or the stern. the upper after corner of a sail that is extended by a gaff. the outer extremity of a gaff.
[14] to project in a peak.
[15] to attain a peak of activity, development, popularity, etc.: The artist peaked in the 1950s.
[16] Nautical . to raise the after end of (a yard, gaff, etc.) to or toward an angle above the horizontal.
[17] Also on-peak. being at the point of maximum frequency, intensity, use, etc.; busiest or most active: Hotel rooms are most expensive during the peak travel seasons.
[18] constituting the highest or maximum level, volume, etc.; optimal; prime: a machine running at peak performance.
[19] to become weak, thin, and sickly.
[20] a pointed end, edge, or projection the peak of a roof
[21] the pointed summit of a mountain
[22] a mountain with a pointed summit
[23] the point of greatest development, strength, etc the peak of his career
[24] a sharp increase in a physical quantity followed by a sharp decrease a voltage peak the maximum value of this quantity (as modifier ) peak voltage
[25] Also called: visor a projecting piece on the front of some caps
[26] See widow's peak the pointed end of a beard
[27] nautical the extreme forward (forepeak ) or aft (afterpeak ) part of the hull (of a fore-and-aft quadrilateral sail) the after uppermost corner the after end of a gaff
[28] (tr) nautical to set (a gaff) or tilt (oars) vertically
[29] to form or reach or cause to form or reach a peak or maximum
[30] of or relating to a period of highest use or demand, as for watching television, commuting, etc peak viewing hours ; peak time

Words related to Peak

mountain, pinnacle, roof, summit, hill, spike, crest, top, height, climax, culminate, point, apex, vertex, brow, tip, crown, bump, cope, mount

Words nearby Peak

peacock's tail, peacock-flower, peafowl, peag, peahen, peak, peak district, peak experience, peak expiratory flow, peak flow meter, peak load

Origin of Peak

2First recorded in 1500–10; origin uncertain

Words that may be confused with Peak

peak, peek, pique, piqué

Other words from Peak

peak·less , adjective
peak·like , adjective
peak·ish , adjective
peak·ish·ly , adverb
peak·ish·ness , noun

Word origin for Peak

C16: perhaps from pike ², influenced by beak 1 ; compare Spanish pico, French pic, Middle Low German pēk

Synonyms for Peak

crest, hill, mountain, pinnacle, roof, spike, summit, alp, apex, brow, bump, cope, crown, mount, point, tip, vertex, aiguille