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Entry 8 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Peak

/(pēk)/ · IPA /piːk/
01 n. A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
  1. 1.
    A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
  2. 2.
    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.
    “Silent upon a peak in Darien.” — Keats.
  3. 3.
    The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc.(Naut.)
Phrases & compounds
Fore peak — See under Fore.
02 v. i. To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.
imp. & p. p. Peaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Peaking
  1. 1.
    To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.
    “There peaketh up a mighty high mount.” — Holand.
  2. 2.
    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.
  3. 3.
    To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly.
  4. 4.
    To pry; to peep slyly.[archaic]
Phrases & compounds
Peak arch — a pointed or Gothic arch.
03 v. t. 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 t…
  1. 1.
    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.(Naut.)