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Definition of Peak

peak
Peag Peag, n. [Written also peage, peak, peeke.] [Prob. of North Amer. Indian origin.] A kind of aboriginal shell money, or wampum, of the Atlantic coast of the United States; -- originally applied only to polished white cylindrical beads.
Peak
Peak Peak, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Peaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Peaking.] 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. To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sicky. ``Dwindle, peak, and pine.' --Shak. 3. [Cf. Peek.] To pry; to peep slyly. --Shak. Peak arch (Arch.), a pointed or Gothic arch.
Peak
Peak Peak, v. t. (Naut.) 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.

Meaning of Peak from wikipedia

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- its name to Healthpeak Properties, Inc. and ticker symbol from "HCP" to "PEAK" effective November 5, 2019. In November 2020, the company announced they...
- terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous. The term top (mountain top) is generally used only for a mountain peak that is located...
- The Hubbert peak theory says that for any given geographical area, from an individual oil-producing region to the planet as a whole, the rate of petroleum...
- Cmax is the maximum (or peak) serum concentration that a drug achieves in a specified compartment or test area of the body after the drug has been administered...
- component), the peak amplitude is the maximum absolute value of the difference from that reference. Semi-amplitude means half of the peak-to-peak amplitude...
- Brown Peak is a peak located in Kern County, California. The peak is located on King Solomons Ridge at the head of Haight Canyon, 2.1 miles (3.4 km) southwest...
- Humphreys Peak (Hopi: Aaloosaktukwi, Navajo: Dookʼoʼoosłííd "its summit never melts") is the highest natural point and the second most prominent peak after...
- Hollister Peak is a 1,404-foot (428 m) volcanic plug located near Morro Bay, California. It is one of the Nine Sisters, and receives its name from the...
- called Gray Peak: Gray Peak (California), Yosemite National Park, California, USA Gray Peak (New York), Adirondacks, New York, USA Gray Peak (Washington)...