Peak
/piːk/
Peak is a noun, verb and adjective with 6 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
“The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.”
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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.”
verb
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To reach a highest degree or maximum.
“Historians argue about when the Roman Empire began to peak and ultimately decay.”
- To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.
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Synonyms
apex pinnacle summit top culminate hench
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