What is the meaning of peak?

noun

  • The most extreme possible amount or value.
    • usage: "voltage peak"
  • The period of greatest prosperity or productivity.
  • The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development.
    • usage: "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"
  • The top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill. )
    • usage: "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"
  • A V shape.
    • usage: "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
  • The highest point (of something. )
    • usage: "at the peak of the pyramid"
  • A brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes.
    • usage: "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"

verb

  • To reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity.
    • usage: "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929";"Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million"
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