| Peak (peak) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Peak |
| [OE. pek, AS.
peac, perh of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. peac a sharp-
pointed thing. Cf. Pike.] |
A point; the
sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the
peak, or front, of a cap.
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.
The
upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in many
combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc.
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To rise or extend into a peak
or point] to form, or appear as, a peak.
To acquire sharpness of figure or features;
hence, to look thin or sicky.
To pry; to peep
slyly.
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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.
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