Definitions for PEAKpik

peakpik(n.)

a mountain with a pointed summit.
the pointed top of anything.
the highest or most important point or level.
the maximum point, degree, or volume of anything.
the time of the day or year when traffic, use, or demand is greatest and charges, fares, etc., are highest.
Category: Common Vocabulary
a projecting point.
Ref: widow's peak.
the projecting front piece of a cap or hat.
Category: Phonetics
Ref: nucleus (def. 7a). 8 1
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.
Category: Nautical, Navy
(v.i.)to project in a peak.
to attain a peak of activity, development, popularity, etc.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(v.t.)to raise the after end of (a yard, gaff, etc.) to or toward an angle above the horizontal.
Category: Nautical, Navy
(adj.)attaining or being at the highest or maximum level, point, use, etc:
peak performance; the peak travel season.
Category: Common Vocabulary

1520–30; perh. < MLG pēk pick, pike

peakpik(v.i.)

1500–10; orig. uncert.

peak′ish•ness(n.)

extremum, peak(noun)
the most extreme possible amount or value
"voltage peak"
flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush(noun)
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top(noun)
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"
peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit(noun)
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"
point, tip, peak(noun)
a V shape
"the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
vertex, peak, apex, acme(noun)
the highest point (of something)
"at the peak of the pyramid"
bill, peak, eyeshade, visor, vizor(verb)
a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
"he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"
top out, peak(verb)
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"

peak(noun)pik
the highest level sth can achieve
at the peak of his career; The noise reached a peak at around midnight.
peakpik
the top of a mountain
They reached the peak at noon.
peakpik
the curved part of a cap that sticks out above the eyes
the peak of his baseball cap
peak(adjective)pik
(of a level) at its highest
Unemployment had reached its peak level.; a runner's peak performance
peakpik
(of a time or period) the busiest
Avoid traveling during peak times.; peak vacation periods

peak(Noun)
A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
peak(Noun)
The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.
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.
peak
The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc.
peak
The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.
peak
The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.
peak
A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum.
peak(Verb)
To reach a highest degree or maximum.
peak(Verb)
To become sick or wan.

Peak(noun)
a point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap
Peak(noun)
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
Peak(noun)
the upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc
Peak(noun)
the narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it
Peak(noun)
the extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill
Peak(verb)
to rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak
Peak(verb)
to acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sicky
Peak(verb)
to pry; to peep slyly
Peak(verb)
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