PEAK

Meaning of PEAK in English

v.intr. 1 waste away. 2 (as peaked adj.) sharp-featured; pinched.

[ 16th c.: orig. unkn. ]

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PEAK — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Adam's Peak Bolívar Peak Imeni Ismail Samani Peak Communism Peak {{link=Lassen Peak">Lassen Peak Margherita …
Английский словарь Британика
PEAK — I. ˈpēk intransitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: origin unknown 1. obsolete : to go about quietly or dejectedly : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEAK — peak 1 — peakless , adj. — peaklike , adj. /peek/ , n. 1. the pointed top of a mountain …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PEAK — I. ˈpēk noun Etymology: perhaps alteration of pike Date: 1530 1. : a pointed or projecting part of a garment …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PEAK — noun the extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill. 2. peak ·vi to pry; to peep slyly. 3. peak ·noun …
Webster English vocab
PEAK — [peak] n [perh. alter. of pike] (1530) 1: a pointed or projecting part of a garment; esp: the visor of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PEAK — / piːk; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective ■ noun 1. [ usually sing. ] the point when sb/sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEAK — I. peak 1 W3 /piːk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Perhaps from pike 'mountain, hill' (13-21 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PEAK — n. & v. --n. 1 a projecting usu. pointed part, esp.: a the pointed top of a mountain. b a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PEAK — n. & v. n. 1 a projecting usu. pointed part, esp.: a the pointed top of a mountain. b a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PEAK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a projecting usu. pointed part, esp.: a the pointed top of a mountain. b …
Oxford English vocab
PEAK — ( peaks, peaking, peaked) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The peak …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEAK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a mountain peak (= the top of a mountain ) ▪ Clouds hid the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PEAK — n. Adam's Peak Bolívar Peak Imeni Ismail Samani Peak Stalin Peak Communism Peak Lassen Peak Margherita Peak Pikes Peak
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PEAK — I. noun 1 mountain top ADJECTIVE ▪ high , lofty , towering ▪ craggy , jagged , rocky , sharp …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PEAK — n. 25B6; noun the peaks of the mountains : SUMMIT, top, crest, pinnacle, apex, crown, cap. the highest peak : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PEAK — I сущ. 1) а) диал. мыс (выступающий клином участок суши) Syn : headland б) перен. кончик (бороды) 2) а) пик; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PEAK — peak.ogg _I 1. pi:k n 1. 1> пик, остроконечная вершина; гора here the high peaks begin to rise from the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PEAK — 1) пик, высшая точка, (резкий) максимум; вершина || пиковый, максимальный 2) амплитуда || амплитудный 3) электрон. кратковременный выброс 4) осуществлять …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
PEAK — 1) пик, высшая точка, (резкий) максимум; вершина || пиковый, максимальный 2) амплитуда || амплитудный 3) электрон. кратковременный выброс 4) осуществлять ВЧ-коррекцию (видеоусилителя) • - annual …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
PEAK — 1) вершина 2) всплеск 3) выброс 4) высшая точка 5) горная вершина 6) козырек 7) максимальный 8) максимум 9) пик 10) пиковый • carry peak load — покрывать пик нагрузки local peak …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PEAK — I peak сущ.1) а) диал. мыс (выступающий клином участок суши) Syn:headland б) перен. кончик (бороды) 2) а) пик; остроконечная вершина …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PEAK — _I 1. pi:k n 1. 1> пик, остроконечная вершина; гора here the high peaks begin to rise from the plain …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PEAK — I [ЈЂ°] peak.wav сущ. 1) а) диал. мыс (выступающий клином участок суши) Syn: headland б) перен. кончик (бороды) 2) а) пик; остроконечная вершина (о горных массивах) б) гора, возвышенность …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PEAK — 1) высшая точка, пик; максимум || пиковый; максимальный 2) заострённый конец • - local peak of profile - profile peak …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
PEAK — 1) высшая точка, пик; максимум || пиковый; максимальный 2) заострённый конец • - local peak of profile - profile peak - spectral peak - surface peak
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
PEAK — пик, максимум, высшая точка - absorption peak - adaptive peak - population peak - selective peak
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PEAK — пик, высшая точка; максимум - coherency peak - consumption peak - daily peak - first peak - hourly peak - hydrocarbon peak - production peak - weekly peak - …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
PEAK — пик, максимум ( напр. нагрузки) - peak of activity - borrowing peak - business cycle peak - curve peak - …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
PEAK — 1) пик, максимум 2) амплитуда • - absorption peak - black peak - electric peak - peak of traffic - resonance peak - transmission peak - white peak
Англо-Русский словарь по телекоммуникациям
PEAK — I сущ. 1) а) диал. мыс (выступающий клином участок суши) Syn : headland б) перен. кончик (бороды) 2) а) пик; …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PEAK — pic, cime, sómmite; (of cap) visiere. PEAKED CAP: kepi
English interlingue dictionary
PEAK — kinatas'an;taluktuk;tumoy
English-Visayan vocabulary
PEAK — I. noun Etymology: perhaps alteration of pike Date: 1530 a pointed or projecting part of a garment, promontory , a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PEAK — (v. t.) To raise to a position perpendicular, or more nearly so; as, to peak oars, to hold them upright; …
Английский словарь Webster
PEAK — (v. i.) To pry; to peep slyly.
Английский словарь Webster
PEAK — (v. i.) To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sicky.
Английский словарь Webster
PEAK — (v. i.) To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.
Английский словарь Webster
PEAK — (n.) The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.
Английский словарь Webster
PEAK — (n.) The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.
Английский словарь Webster
PEAK — (n.) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
PEAK — (n.) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point; often, the …
Английский словарь Webster
PEAK — (n.) A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, …
Английский словарь Webster
PEAK — ( v. t. ) To raise to a position perpendicular, or more nearly so; as, to peak oars, to hold …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PEAK — ( v. i. ) To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PEAK — ( v. i. ) To pry; to peep slyly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PEAK — ( v. i. ) To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sicky.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PEAK — ( n. ) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PEAK — ( n. ) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PEAK — ( n. ) The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PEAK — ( n. ) The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PEAK — ( n. ) A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PEAK — v. arrive to a climax, reach the highest point; become thin; raise vertically
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PEAK — n. top, summit; pinnacle, apex
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PEAK — adj. highest, prime, top
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PEAK — n. off peak peak flow meter widow's peak Adam's Peak Blanca Peak Borah Peak Boundary Peak Charleston Peak Cloud Peak …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PEAK — n. Function: transitive verb Etymology: from apeak held vertically Date: 1626 1 : to set (as a gaff) nearer the …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PEAK — n. Function: intransitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1605 1 : to grow thin or sickly 2 : to dwindle …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PEAK — n. Function: adjective Date: 1903 : being at or reaching the maximum < peak levels> < peak output> also : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PEAK — n. Function: intransitive verb Date: 1577 : to reach a maximum (as of capacity, value, or activity) ― often used …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PEAK — n. Pronunciation: ' p ē k Function: noun Etymology: perhaps alteration of pike Date: 1530 1 : a pointed or …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PEAK — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 the pointed top of a mountain. ↘a mountain with a ~. 2》 the point of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PEAK — Peak, Peake BrE AmE piːk ▶ ˈ Peak ˌ District BrE AmE ▶ ˌ peak ˈ time ◂ BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PEAK — peak BrE AmE piːk (= peek) ▷ peaked piːkt ▷ peaking ˈpiːk ɪŋ ▷ peaks piːks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary

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