Peak
WordNet
adjective
(1) Of a period of maximal use or demand or activity
"At peak hours the streets traffic is unbelievable"
noun
(2) A brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
"He pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"
(3) The top point of a mountain or hill
"The view from the peak was magnificent"
"They clambered to the summit of Monadnock"
(4) The highest point (of something)
"At the peak of the pyramid"
(5) The most extreme possible amount or value
"Voltage peak"
(6) A V shape
"The cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
(7) The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
"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"
(8) The period of greatest prosperity or productivity
verb
(9) To reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity
"That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- 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.
- The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.
- The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.
- For sine waves, the point at which the value of y is at its maximum.
Verb
- To reach a highest degree or maximum.
- Historians argue about when the Roman Empire began to peak and ultimately decay.