peak

UK /piːk/ US /piːk/
verb 9noun 6adj 5name 1

Definitions

noun

1

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.

2

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.

3

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.

4

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.

5

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

verb

1

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

2

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

3

To reach a highest degree or maximum.

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

4

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

There peaketh up a mightie high mounte.

5

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

1

At the greatest extent; maximum.

peak oil, Peak TV

2

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

Knowing obscure 19th-century slang is peak nerd.

3

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?

4

Unlucky; unfortunate.

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

5

Very good or high-quality.

That movie last night was so peak.

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