peak
A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or…A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
» Toy sales peak just before Christmas.
Meaning
11 sensesA point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
ко́нчикkónčik, остриёostrijó
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.
Höchststand
пикpik
The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.
They reached the peak after 8 hours of climbing.
The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated.
(UK)Visor (horizontal part of a cap sticking out in front and shading the wearer's eyes)
a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
peak-halyards
peak-brails
The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.
The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.
A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum.
Maximum
пикpik, ма́ксимумmáksimum
(euphemistic)Orgasm.
(Internet, uncountable)Something of exceptional quality.
There's so much peak on this website!
Examples
116 sentencesToy sales peak just before Christmas.
Tom is at his peak now.
The mountain peak was covered with snow.
Вершина гори була вкрита снігом.
ruВершина горы была покрыта снегом.
deDer Berggipfel war mit Schnee bedeckt.
The mountain peak is covered with snow.
Вершина гори покрита снігом.
ruВершина горы покрыта снегом.
deDie Bergspitze ist schneebedeckt.
The peak of the mountain is covered with snow.
Вершина гори покрита снігом.
ruВершина горы покрыта снегом.
deDie Bergspitze ist schneebedeckt.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From earlier peake, peek, peke, from Middle English pek (in place names), itself an alteraFrom earlier peake, peek, peke, from Middle English pek (in place names), itself an alteration of pike, pyke, pyk (“a sharp point, pike”), from Old English pīc, piic (“a pike, needle, pin, peak, pinnacle”), from Proto-West Germanic *pīk, from Proto-Germanic *pīkaz (“peak”).
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Forms
plural: peaks| Singular | peak |
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uncountable
Synonyms
47 synonyms- the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill):crowncresttoptipsummit
- a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes:billeyeshadevisorvizor
- the highest point (of something):vertexapexacme
- the most extreme possible amount or value:extremum
- a V shape:pointtip
- the period of greatest prosperity or productivity:flowerprimeheydaybloomblossomefflorescenceflush
Word family
35 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- B2Describing graphs and trends — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable