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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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