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  6  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Peak  \Peak\,  n.  [OE.  pek,  AS  peac,  perh  of  Celtic  origin;  cf 
  Ir  peac  a  sharp-pointed  thing  Cf  {Pike}.] 
  1.  A  point;  the  sharp  end  or  top  of  anything  that  terminates 
  in  a  point;  as  the  peak,  or  front,  of  a  cap.  ``Run  your 
  beard  into  a  peak.''  --Beau.  &  Fl 
 
  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.  (Naut.) 
  a  The  upper  aftermost  corner  of  a  fore-and-aft  sail;  -- 
  used  in  many  combinations;  as  peak-halyards, 
  peak-brails,  etc 
  b  The  narrow  part  of  a  vessel's  bow,  or  the  hold  within 
  it 
  c  The  extremity  of  an  anchor  fluke;  the  bill.  [In  the 
  last  sense  written  also  {pea}  and  {pee}.] 
 
  {Fore  peak}.  (Naut.)  See  under  {Fore}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  peak 
  adj  1:  of  a  period  of  maximal  use  or  demand  or  activity;  "at  peak 
  hours  the  streets  traffic  is  unbelievable"  [ant:  {off-peak}] 
  2:  approaching  or  constituting  a  maximum;  "maximal 
  temperature";  "maximum  speed";  "working  at  peak 
  efficiency"  [syn:  {highest},  {peak(a)}] 
  3:  consisting  of  or  causing  a  climax;  "a  peak  experience"  [syn: 
  {climactic},  {climactical},  {peak(a)}] 
  n  1:  the  most  extreme  possible  amount  or  value;  "voltage  peak" 
  [syn:  {extremum}] 
  2:  the  period  of  greatest  prosperity  or  productivity  [syn:  {flower}, 
  {prime},  {heyday},  {bloom},  {blossom},  {efflorescence},  {flush}] 
  3:  the  highest  level  or  degree  attainable:  "his  landscapes  were 
  deemed  the  acme  of  beauty";  "the  artist's  gifts  are  at 
  their  acme";  "at  the  height  of  her  career";  "the  peak  of 
  perfection";  "summer  was  at  its  peak";  "...catapulted 
  Einstein  to  the  pinnacle  of  fame";  "the  summit  of  his 
  ambition";  "so  many  highest  superlatives  achieved  by  man"; 
  "at  the  top  of  his  profession"  [syn:  {acme},  {height},  {elevation}, 
  {pinnacle},  {summit},  {superlative},  {top}] 
  4:  the  uppermost  part  of  a  shape;  "at  the  peak  of  the  pyramid" 
  [syn:  {crown},  {summit}] 
  5:  the  top  point  of  a  mountain  or  hill;  "the  view  from  the  peak 
  was  magnificent";  "they  clambered  to  the  summit  of 
  Monadnock"  [syn:  {crown},  {crest},  {top},  {tip},  {summit}] 
  6:  a  V  shape;  "the  cannibal's  teeth  were  filed  to  sharp  points" 
  [syn:  {point},  {tip}] 
  7:  the  highest  point  of  something  [syn:  {vertex},  {apex},  {acme}] 
  8:  a  brim  that  projects  to  the  front  to  shade  the  eyes;  "he 
  pulled  down  the  bill  of  his  cap  and  trudged  ahead"  [syn:  {bill}, 
  {eyeshade},  {visor},  {vizor}] 
  v  :  to  reach  the  highest  point;  attain  maximum  intensity, 
  activity:  "That  wild,  speculative  spirit  peaked  in  1929." 
  [syn:  {reach  a  peak}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Peak,  SC  (town,  FIPS  55150) 
  Location:  34.23811  N,  81.32906  W 
  Population  (1990):  78  (37  housing  units) 
  Area:  0.9  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 




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