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Peak and Summit Definitions

Peak

A tapering, projecting point; a pointed extremity
The peak of a cap.
The peak of a roof.

Summit

The highest point or part; the top.

Peak

The pointed summit of a mountain.

Summit

The highest level or degree that can be attained.

Peak

The mountain itself.

Summit

The highest level, as of government officials.
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Peak

The point of a beard.

Summit

A conference or meeting of high-level leaders, usually called to shape a program of action.

Peak

A widow's peak.

Summit

To climb to the summit of (a mountain).

Peak

The point of greatest development, value, or intensity
A novel written at the peak of the writer's career.

Summit

To climb to the summit.
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Peak

(Physics) The highest value attained by a varying quantity
A peak in current.

Summit

(countable) A peak; the topmost point or surface, as of a mountain.
In summer, it is possible to hike to the summit of Mount Shasta.

Peak

The narrow portion of a ship's hull at the bow or stern.

Summit

(countable) A gathering or assembly of leaders.
They met for an international summit on environmental issues.

Peak

The upper aft corner of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail.

Summit

To reach the summit of a mountain.
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Peak

The outermost end of a gaff.

Summit

Something
I need to get summit to eat.

Peak

(Nautical) To raise (a gaff) above the horizontal.

Summit

The top; the highest point.
Fixed on the summit of the highest mount.

Peak

To bring to a maximum of development, value, or intensity.

Summit

The highest degree; the utmost elevation; the acme; as, the summit of human fame.

Peak

To be formed into a peak or peaks
Beat the egg whites until they peak.

Summit

The most elevated part of a bivalve shell, or the part in which the hinge is situated.

Peak

To achieve a maximum of development, value, or intensity
Sales tend to peak just before the holidays.

Summit

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

Peak

To become sickly, emaciated, or pale.

Summit

The top point of a mountain or hill;
The view from the peak was magnificent
They clambered to the summit of Monadnock

Peak

Approaching or constituting the maximum
Working at peak efficiency.

Summit

A meeting of heads of governments

Peak

A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

Summit

Reach the summit of a mountain;
Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit

Peak

The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.

Peak

(geography) 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.

Peak

(geography) The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated.

Peak

(nautical) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail.

Peak

(nautical) The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.

Peak

(nautical) The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.

Peak

(mathematics) A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum.

Peak

To raise the point of (a gaff) closer to perpendicular.

Peak

(intransitive)

Peak

To reach a highest degree or maximum.
Historians argue about when the Roman Empire began to peak and ultimately decay.

Peak

To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.

Peak

To cause to adopt gender-critical or trans-exclusionary views (ellipsis of peak trans).

Peak

(intransitive) To become sick or wan.

Peak

(intransitive) To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly.

Peak

(intransitive) To pry; to peep slyly.

Peak

At the greatest extent; maximum.
Peak oil, Peak TV

Peak

(slang) Maximal, quintessential, archetypical; representing the culmination of its type.
Knowing obscure 19th-century slang is peak nerd.

Peak

(MLE) Bad.

Peak

(MLE) Unlucky; unfortunate.
You didn't get a spot? That's peak.

Peak

A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

Peak

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.

Peak

The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; - used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc.

Peak

To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.
There peaketh up a mighty high mount.

Peak

To achieve a maximum of numerical value, intensity of activity, popularity, or other characteristic, followed by a decline; as, the stock market peaked in January; his performance as a pitcher peaked in 1990; sales of the XTX model peaked at 20,000 per year.

Peak

To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly.

Peak

To pry; to peep slyly.

Peak

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.

Peak

The most extreme possible amount or value;
Voltage peak

Peak

The period of greatest prosperity or productivity

Peak

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

Peak

The top point of a mountain or hill;
The view from the peak was magnificent
They clambered to the summit of Monadnock

Peak

A V shape;
The cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points

Peak

The highest point (of something);
At the peak of the pyramid

Peak

A brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes;
He pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead

Peak

To reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity;
That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929

Peak

Of a period of maximal use or demand or activity;
At peak hours the streets traffic is unbelievable

Peak

Approaching or constituting a maximum;
Maximal temperature
Maximum speed
Working at peak efficiency

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