peak

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/piːk/

verb 9noun 6adj 5name 1

Collocations

(noun.) mountain top

ADJ

high | jagged, rocky | snow-capped, snow-covered | distant | mountain

VERB + PEAK

climb, conquer, scale

PEAK + VERB

rise, tower

The snow-covered mountain peaks rose dramatically against the clear blue sky.

PREP

on a/the ~

The hikers stood on the peak and watched the sunset paint the sky orange.

(noun.) highest level, rate, etc.

ADJ

all-time

Her popularity reached an all-time peak after she won the music award last year.

summer, winter, etc.

During winter peak, the ski resort was completely full every single day.

VERB + PEAK

rise to/towards

Sales have risen to a new peak after the successful marketing campaign last month.

hit, reach | fall below/from, pass

be past

The athlete's career was past its peak when he decided to retire.

PEAK + NOUN

hours, period, season, time, year

demand

During summer holidays, the swimming pool operates extra hours to handle peak demand.

rate

During rush hour, customers pay the peak rate for electricity on their monthly bills.

level

efficiency, performance

The athletes trained hard to achieve peak performance at the Olympics.

fitness, form

PREP

at a/the/your ~

Her career was at its peak when she won the championship last year.

~ of

The athlete's career reached its peak of success when she won three gold medals.

PHRASES

in peak condition

The athletes trained hard to reach peak condition before the Olympic Games.

peaks and troughs

Her mood had many peaks and troughs throughout the difficult year.

Definitions

noun

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

A less risky method is to lift your whisk or beater to check the condition of the peaks of the egg whites; the foam should be just stiff enough to stand up in well-defined, unwavering peaks.

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

The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.

By last year, family income was 8 percent lower than it had been 11 years earlier, at its peak in 2000, according to inflation-adjusted numbers from the Census Bureau.

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.

To the South we observed a large plain some ten miles wide, with snowy peaks rising on the farther side. In front was a hill projecting into the plain, on which stood a mani wall; and this latter discovery made me feel quite confident that I was on the high road to Lhassa.

visor (horizontal part of a cap sticking out in front and shading the wearer's eyes)

verb

To raise the point of (a gaff) closer to perpendicular.

To exceed the maximum signal amplitude of (a piece of equipment), resulting in clipping of the signal.

To reach a highest degree or maximum.

Historians argue about when the Roman Empire began to peak and ultimately decay.

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

There peaketh up a mightie high mounte.

Ellipsis of peak trans.

I came to this via sport but the thing that really peaked me was this.

My friend peaked me last year, at the GRA [Gender Recognition Act] consultation.

adj

At the greatest extent; maximum.

peak oil, Peak TV

Maximal, quintessential, archetypical, strictly with positive connotations; representing the culmination of its type.

Knowing obscure 19th-century slang is peak nerd.

Bad.

When they're tryna get the girl to the crib and she leaves, it's peak / Tryna keep it discreet and she tweets, it's peak / See me rolling with 20 man deep, it's peak / Yo rudeboy, pull up, repeat, it's peak

Tempting, but I think it's actually something I need to do. Like, I get what they did was peak, but I have to take some responsibility, you know?

Unlucky; unfortunate.

You didn't get a spot? That's peak.

Very good or high-quality.

That movie last night was so peak.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes

noun — the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or

noun — the highest point (of something)

noun — the most extreme possible amount or value

extremum

noun — a V shape

noun — the highest level or degree attainable

noun — the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

A less risky method is to lift your whisk or beater to check the condition of the peaks of the egg whites; the foam should be just stiff enough to stand up in well-defined, unwavering peaks.

Wiktionary

The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.

Wiktionary

By last year, family income was 8 percent lower than it had been 11 years earlier, at its peak in 2000, according to inflation-adjusted numbers from the Census Bureau.

Wiktionary

Historians argue about when the Roman Empire began to peak and ultimately decay.

Wiktionary

There peaketh up a mightie high mounte.

Wiktionary

peak oil, Peak TV

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Usage Notes

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