What does PEAK mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. extremum, peaknoun

    the most extreme possible amount or value

    "voltage peak"

  2. flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flushnoun

    the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

  3. acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, topnoun

    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"

  4. peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summitnoun

    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"

  5. point, tip, peaknoun

    a V shape

    "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"

  6. vertex, peak, apex, acmenoun

    the highest point (of something)

    "at the peak of the pyramid"

  7. bill, peak, eyeshade, visor, vizorverb

    a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes

    "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"

  8. top out, peakverb

    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"

GCIDE

  1. Peakverb

    Hence: To achieve a maximum of numerical value, intensity of activity, popularity, or other characteristic, followed by a decline; as, the stock market peaked in January; his performance as a pitcher peaked in 1990; sales of the XTX model peaked at 20,000 per year.

Wiktionary

  1. peaknoun

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

  2. peaknoun

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

    The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.

  3. peak

    The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point; often, the whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated; as, the Peak of Teneriffe.

  4. peak

    The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc.

  5. peak

    The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.

  6. peak

    The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.

  7. peak

    A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum.

  8. peakverb

    To reach a highest degree or maximum.

  9. peakverb

    To become sick or wan.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Peaknoun

    Etymology: peac , Saxon; pique, pic, French.

    Thy sister seek,
    Or on Meander’s bank or Latmus’ peak. Matthew Prior.

  2. To Peakverb

    Etymology: pequeno, Spanish, little, perhaps lean: but I believe this word has some other derivation: we say a withered man has a sharp face; Falstaff dying, is said to have a nose as sharp as a pen: from this observation, a sickly man is said to peak or grow acuminated.

    Weary se’nnights, nine times nine,
    Shall he dwindle, peak and pine. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

    I, a dull and muddy mettled rascal, peak,
    Like John a dreams, unpregnant of my cause, William Shakespeare.

    The peaking cornuto her husband, dwelling in a continual larum of jealousy, comes me in the instant of our encounter. William Shakespeare.

Wikipedia

  1. PEAK

    Healthpeak Properties, Inc. is an American real estate investment trust that invests in real estate related to the healthcare industry including senior housing, life science, and medical offices. It is organized 2007 in Maryland and headquartered in Denver, Colorado with offices in Nashville and San Francisco. As of December 31, 2019, the company owned interests in 617 properties.

ChatGPT

  1. peak

    A peak refers to the highest or maximum point, level, or value of something. It can also refer to a pointed mountain or hilltop. In the context of waves or graphs, a peak is the point at which the highest value is reached. This term is used widely in different fields such as mathematics, finance, physics, geography, and more.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Peaknoun

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

  2. Peaknoun

    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

  3. Peaknoun

    the upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc

  4. Peaknoun

    the narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it

  5. Peaknoun

    the extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill

  6. Peakverb

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

  7. Peakverb

    to acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sicky

  8. Peakverb

    to pry; to peep slyly

  9. Peakverb

    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

  10. Etymology: [OE. pek, AS. peac, perh of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. peac a sharp-pointed thing. Cf. Pike.]

Wikidata

  1. Peak

    Peak is a children's novel by Roland Smith concerning the physical and emotional challenges that face a fourteen-year-old boy as he climbs Mount Everest. It was first published in 2007. Peak won the 2007 National Outdoor Book Award.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Peak

    pēk, n. a point: the pointed end of anything: the top of a mountain: (naut.) the upper outer corner of a sail extended by a gaff or yard, also the extremity of the gaff.—v.i. to rise upward in a peak: to look thin or sickly.—v.t. (naut.) to raise the point (of a gaff) more nearly perpendicular.—adjs. Peaked, pointed: ending in a point: having a thin or sickly look; Peak′ing, sickly, pining, sneaking; Peak′ish, having peaks: thin or sickly looking; Peak′y (Tenn.), having or showing peaks. [M. E. pec—Ir. peac, a sharp thing. Cf. Beak, Pike.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. peak

    The more or less conical summit of a mountain whether isolated or forming part of a chain. Also, the upper outer corner of those sails which are extended by a gaff.

Suggested Resources

  1. PEAK

    What does PEAK stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the PEAK acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

  2. Peak

    Peak vs. Peek -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Peak and Peek.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. PEAK

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Peak is ranked #4076 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Peak surname appeared 8,713 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Peak.

    77.3% or 6,742 total occurrences were White.
    14.5% or 1,267 total occurrences were Black.
    2.8% or 250 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.3% or 200 total occurrences were Asian.
    1.9% or 171 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.9% or 83 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'PEAK' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3444

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'PEAK' in Nouns Frequency: #1169

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of PEAK in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of PEAK in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of PEAK in a Sentence

  1. Umar Kremlev:

    Athletes are focusing on their Olympic preparations and trying to reach these competitions at the peak of their form and now that preparation is broken, see how that virus is spreading. To hold the (Olympic) tournament as scheduled could be risky. The athletes' health is more important.

  2. Michael Hartnett:

    Extreme policy remains best explanation for extreme rally off lows in 2020, consensus macro boom in 2021, we expect peak positioning correction in Q1.

  3. Elliott Ferguson:

    When Pope Benedict came in 2008, it was peak tourism season with the cherry blossoms and occupancy was about 95 percent.

  4. Patrick Cantlay:

    I think peaking... I don't know what the right term is, but I think the idea of even thinking that you could be so cognizant of when your highs and lows are and being able to predict those out so they peak at the right time is a little crazy to me.

  5. Economy Minister Raoul Nehme:

    It will accelerate the trend. We might very well reach a peak higher than 40% before we go down, i am very concerned and unfortunately our means are very limited.

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